The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens (1878)
Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935 · London, Macmillan · leaf 254
suffering from repression and overcrowding, is seen on one side ofthe palace here. This monstrosity arose from the chihlish desireto represent various kinds of gardens, a desire which still prevailsamong us to some extent. Instead of using our knowledge toexpress all the beauty i)ossible in… … ly inc Little Trianon. the watery fancies (or misfortunes) of the Dutcli, dug up scroll-gardens of gravel from old books, shaved the brandies of treesinto dismal unif(U-mity, they have gone even as far as China formodels. There is no example of a garden where this patchwork-system has any but a…
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