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as thick as a quill, is their greatest ornament: this with a few close walks, of Myrtle & Vines, & a Statue or two, placed on aukward Pedestals; at the entrance of the Walks, make a Place, that People are carried to see.
At the Gardens of Theylas, belonging to the Infant Don Pedro; you are told that 150000 has been lay'd out: you come in & see nothing but Parterres of Box, ornamented with Yew Trees, cut into shapes at proper distances, & Avenues of Limetrees, which Point to nothing: here & there indeed are little Rooms for drinking Tea, ornamented with a vast deal of Glass, & Gilding:
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