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... framed windows of remarkable elegance . This story melts as it were in colour into the high - pitched roofing of slate , being principally cased in lead richly wrought in its boldly decorative quoins . It looks solid in all its parts ...
... framed windows of remarkable elegance . This story melts as it were in colour into the high - pitched roofing of slate , being principally cased in lead richly wrought in its boldly decorative quoins . It looks solid in all its parts ...
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... of her family . Some framed outlines of this kind in pencil are extremely good and delicate , and some coloured drawings of original renaissance ornaments are exquisitely designed and full of variety . 46 Lares and Penates .
... of her family . Some framed outlines of this kind in pencil are extremely good and delicate , and some coloured drawings of original renaissance ornaments are exquisitely designed and full of variety . 46 Lares and Penates .
Page 70
... framed picture in jewelled light when artifically lighted , the frame to these panelled windows , outline - patterned in gold , resembles a band of emeralds ; by day the pure sunlighted glass conquers the green , giving it the paler ...
... framed picture in jewelled light when artifically lighted , the frame to these panelled windows , outline - patterned in gold , resembles a band of emeralds ; by day the pure sunlighted glass conquers the green , giving it the paler ...
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... framed in cedar panels on the walls ; tall palm - leaf screens shaded the windows ; and deep jars , on black , open - carved stands , containing dracænas and plants peculiar to China and Japan , stood in a row on the floor before the ...
... framed in cedar panels on the walls ; tall palm - leaf screens shaded the windows ; and deep jars , on black , open - carved stands , containing dracænas and plants peculiar to China and Japan , stood in a row on the floor before the ...
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... framed and dated photographs of hun- dreds of the master's works , a joy and a memorial ; a wondrous wealth of art and learning . We entered a small room at the head of the stairs , a Dutch room , furnished delightfully in the old taste ...
... framed and dated photographs of hun- dreds of the master's works , a joy and a memorial ; a wondrous wealth of art and learning . We entered a small room at the head of the stairs , a Dutch room , furnished delightfully in the old taste ...
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