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Not far fronificent

dwelling, where the offices of the commercial house of Buonvisi were

situated; but he possessed also, at the extrerounds, where in fine weather he was accustomed to invite his

friends and acquaintances to festivals, banquets, and concerts His

dorounds

belonging to the hospital

Exteriorly it appeared to be only a wall of enclosure, shaded by lofty

trees, and without openings Against the horizon were seen two glittering

weathercocks sure

Within there was, however, a vast garden diversified inding paths,

flowery parterres, hillocks, and grottos Here and there, scattered a

the thickets of verdure, appeared an arden was a pond, in

which seeons,

basilisks, lizards, and salamanders It was a fountain; and when the

robinets were opened these monsters spouted the water in every direction

froarden and at some distance froray-stone, the walls of which were

nearly covered with ivy, and which, in spite of their dark hue, presented

a very picturesque appearance