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HISTORIC GARDENS OF VIRGINIA
tranquility and detachment, reminds one strongly of Von Boeck¬
lein’s ‘Sanctuary by the Sea.’”’ There are no fountains, and there
is no glint of water, but the grass waves of a wide lawn roll to the
very verge of the garden where stand, like protecting sentinels,
the great trees planted in other days by those who had faith in
the power of gardens.
JOHN STEWART BRYAN.
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