A thousand different and fantastic shapes were given to the box that bordered the straight and winding alleys that crossed the grounds. At the end of one of these walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines, and supported by four pillars. 10.... Tales about Rome and Modern Italy - 256. oldalszerző: Old Humphrey, Peter Parley - 1839 - 356 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1837 - 548 oldal
...of these walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines, and supported by four pillars. 10. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin,...ones swimming about in the form of little boats and waterO fowl. 11. In front of the alcove stood a summer-house of exquisite marble, with projecting doors... | |
| Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1854 - 650 oldal
...of these walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines, and supported by four pillars. 10. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin,...ones swimming about in the form of little boats and water-fowl. 11. In front of the alcove stood a summer-house of exquisite marble, with projecting doors... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1870 - 376 oldal
...of these walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four pillars. 10. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin...ones swimming about in the form of little boats and water-fowl. 11. In front of the alcove stood a summer-house, of exquisite marble, with projecting doors... | |
| Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1871 - 620 oldal
...of these walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four pillars. 10. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin,...friends, and then the basin served for a table, the forger vessels being placed about the margin, and the smaller ones swimming about in the form of little... | |
| George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken - 1901 - 706 oldal
...without overflowing. Sometimes the owner supped here with his friends, and then the basin served as a table, the larger vessels being placed about the margin and the smaller ones swimming here and there in the form of little boats and waterfowl. In front of the alcove stood a Summer-house... | |
| George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken - 1901 - 668 oldal
...of one of the walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four pillars. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin...as to be always full without overflowing. Sometimes the owner supped here with his friends, and then the basin served as a table, the larger vessels being... | |
| George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken - 1904 - 664 oldal
...of one of the walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four pillars. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin...as to be always full without overflowing. Sometimes the owner supped here with his friends, and then the basin served as a table, the larger vessels being... | |
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