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Romantic castles and palaces (1901)

Singleton, Esther, d 1930, [from old catalog] ed. and tr · New York, Dodd, Mead & co. · leaf 408

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the vast deserted plain was trans-formed as if by enchantment into an immense garden fullof delightful groves, crossed in every direction by greatavenues, dotted with little country houses and rustic cabinscovered with vines ; and, here and there were tossing foun-tains, shady nooks, flowery… … ARANJUEZ on way down a beautiful avenue shaded by two rows of gigan-tic trees, and in an instant found myself opposite the royalpalace. Castelar, the minister, wrote recently in his memorandumthat the fall of the ancient Spanish monarchy was foreseenon the day that a herd of populace with abuse on…

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