William Gilpin and picturesque unsociability [ Art and Literature ]
… established a real ‘state’ (Gilpin, Memoirs , 127) or ‘miniature of the world’ (128) in which the boys not only attended classes but cultivated their own gardens, became ‘landholders, tradesmen and public officers’ (128), learnt to live …
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