POMPEIANA de William Gell (éd. de 1832)

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It is in the house of the Tragic Poet, and forms a pretty group of buildings, though the perspective is incorrect.

These habitations might perhaps serve to improve the picturesque beauty of those detached houses and dwellings which are often found, with three windows in front and three stories high, deforming our parles and ornamental grounds.