. The happy garden . oes not run, above a lake whichhas no outlet, it seems to me that he is rightlyplaced. He has a canopy of bamboos, and greenarenaria grows about his feet, and he gazes downinto the lake, standing on one foot, and leaningslightly forward to try to catch his own reflectionin the water : which is sufficient occupation foranybody. He is beautiful enough to be suffered tobe idle, though if the river ran he would have toset to and earn his living. . But while thewater-rate is high, and an extra fee is charged forall water supplied above a certain number ofgallons, it is improbab
. The happy garden . oes not run, above a lake whichhas no outlet, it seems to me that he is rightlyplaced. He has a canopy of bamboos, and greenarenaria grows about his feet, and he gazes downinto the lake, standing on one foot, and leaningslightly forward to try to catch his own reflectionin the water : which is sufficient occupation foranybody. He is beautiful enough to be suffered tobe idle, though if the river ran he would have toset to and earn his living. . But while thewater-rate is high, and an extra fee is charged forall water supplied above a certain number ofgallons, it is improbable that the river will ever though it is, I am as proud of it as wasNaaman of Abana and Pharpar, the rivers ofDamascus. It is easy to sneer at it, but it is, atany rate, deep enough to drown the moon and thestars, as anyone may see who will come and standon the bridge at night. It is deep enough for frogsand fish and strange insects. ... In width it varies from one foot to three feet. In depth ^but 150. vfPjf. ? ? ^ *^- ;?, .-«--??.% ;i=\r.\. .,v,^^r^.*,i>i! In a little pool . , stands the DolpKin Boy of Verrocchio The Toy River wild horses shall not drag that from me. It isconstructed in three reaches, a pool, a waterlesswaterfall, and a lake. The bed is built of bricksand rubble cemented over so that with the inter-mittent flow of water from the top there may notbe stagnation and foul gases. The river is bordered by dense hide the mystery of its origin, andferns and hanging plants conceal its banks. Giantasphodel {eremurus himalaicus and e. himrob ande. robustus), prickly rhubarb {gunnera), iris, heaths,lilies of all kinds, megasea, bamboos, ceanothus,the crab tree—all are mirrored in the river. . .Over the bridge trails wistaria, and hard by itgrow white lupins and budleia Veitchii, with itshandsome mauve heads. Stonecrop clambers aboutthe rocks under Verrocchios Boy, and on eitherside, along the wall that used to
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