William Shenstone
William Shenstone was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes.
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Background
- Born in
- Halesowen
- Educated at
- Pembroke CollegeSolihull School
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Trending topics shown first"There seem near as many people that want passion as want reason."
"Complete text, with annotations, of Shenstone's Unconnected Thoughts on Gardening"
"Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice: whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born."
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1714
Born
Birth1763
Died
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