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“In all places where there is a Summer and a Winter, and where your Gardens of pleasure are sometimes clothed with their verdant garments, and bespangled with variety of Flowers, and at other times wholly dismantled of all these; here to recompense the loss of past pleasures, and to buoy up their hopes of another Spring, many have placed in their Gardens, Statues, and Figures of several Animals, and great variety of other curious pieces of Workmanship, that their walks might be pleasant at any time in those places of never dying pleasures.”

Quote by John Worlidge

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John Worlidge

John Worlidge, an active figure from 1640 to 1700, was an English engineer and inventor. Specific details about his profession and category are limited. He is known for his contributions to agricultural machinery, particularly his designed drainage systems that had a significant impact on agriculture of the time. Although his achievements may not be as widely recognized as those of his contemporaries, his work had a profound influence on the development of engineering and technology. more

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