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Excerpt from The Country Doctor
Its water-course, diverted from the torrent and con ducted through great square conduits of wood, from the crevices of which a sheet of thin streams issues. Here and there, thatched cottages, surrounded by gardens full of fruit-trees covered with blossoms, suggest the ideas inspired by an industrious pov erty. Farther on, houses with red roofs, of ?at and rounded tiles similar to fishes'' scales, represent the ease gained by long industry. Over every door may be seen the basket suspended in which the cheeses are drying. Everywhere, the openings, the enclosures, are enlivened by vines embracing, as in Italy, the dwarf elms, the leaves of which are fed to cattle.
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Its water-course, diverted from the torrent and con ducted through great square conduits of wood, from the crevices of which a sheet of thin streams issues. Here and there, thatched cottages, surrounded by gardens full of fruit-trees covered with blossoms, suggest the ideas inspired by an industrious pov erty. Farther on, houses with red roofs, of ?at and rounded tiles similar to fishes'' scales, represent the ease gained by long industry. Over every door may be seen the basket suspended in which the cheeses are drying. Everywhere, the openings, the enclosures, are enlivened by vines embracing, as in Italy, the dwarf elms, the leaves of which are fed to cattle.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Paperback
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Author
Honoré de Balzac
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331552222
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 383
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