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Mr. Gurney, in perfecting this invention, has followed Dr. Franklin's advice--to tire and begin again. It is now four years since he first commenced his ingenious enterprise; and nearly two years since we reported and illustrated the progress he had made. (_See_ MIRROR, vol. x...
"The monks, after the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity, appear to have been the only gardeners. As early as 674, we have a record, describing a pleasant and fruit-...
3. Chapter 3It is probable that the imagination of the spectator could without difficulty dispense with scenes, particularly if the surrounding objects were somewhat removed from the ordina...
1. Chapter 1Mr. Gurney, in perfecting this invention, has followed Dr. Franklin's advice--to tire and begin again. It is now four years since he first commenced his ingenious enterprise; an...
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