William Gilpin and picturesque unsociability [ Art and Literature ]
… observation of squirrels and birds at home (Gilpin, William writes to William , 2, 8, 24, 44) to his concern for the publication and reception of his essays on picturesque beauty. 7 7 . Bodleian Library, Ms. Eng. Let. 6. 27, 43, 49, 51 … (128) in which the boys not only attended classes but cultivated their own gardens, became ‘landholders, tradesmen and public officers’ (128), learnt to live together in a society where little place was left to leisure activities but …
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