Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780483887770 Category : Languages : en Pages : 932
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Excerpt from Appleton's Booklovers Magazine, Vol. 6: July-December, 1905 Toward the east, Nature has lavished magnificence; nor has art interfered but to exhibit her to advantage. Before the portico a lawn extends on each hand from the front of the house, and the grove of locust-trees on each side extends to the edge of the bank. Down the steep slope trees and shrubs are thickly planted. They are kept so low as not to interrupt the view, but merely to furnish an agree able border to the extensive prospect be yond. After running about four miles to the right the river suddenly turns to the eastward, but is seen over a range of lowlands for a considerable distance. A woody peninsula, running to a point, backs the silver line of the water, and the blue hills of Maryland just appear above the edge of the trees beyond the next bend. What are descriptions of the face of Nature good for? They convey just as much an idea of the scene as the de scription of the features of a lady do of her face. The pen and the dictionary of Mrs. Ratcliff' have done little more than to tire her reader by attempting to paint imaginary scenes of landscapes that interrupt the story. Descriptions of buildings are more successful, in general, and I think she is particularly so in them, though I once endeavored to plan the Castle of Udolpho from her account of it - and found it impossible. Having alighted at Mt. Vernon, I sent in my letter of introduction and walked into the portico next to the river. In about ten minutes the President came to me. He was dressed in a plain blue coat, his 'hair dressed and powdered; there was a reserve but no hauteur in his manner. He shook me by the hand, said he was glad to see a friend of his nephew's, drew a chair, and desired me to sit down. Having inquired after the family I had left, the conversation turned upon Bath (now Virginia Hot Springs), to which they were going. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780483149212 Category : Languages : en Pages : 940
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Excerpt from Appleton's Booklovers Magazine, Vol. 7: January-June, 1906 Architecture (see Art and the Federal Govern ment; Recent College Architecture; Recent Mural Decorations in Some State Capitols; Modern Public Library; Mystery of Ah cient America). Art and the Federal Government, Glenn Brown. Illustrated, 240. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Anonymous Publisher: Palala Press ISBN: 9781354765180 Category : Languages : en Pages : 194
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