pleasure ground
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In 1890, Congress indeed contemplated that this pleasure ground would be laid out and prepared for “roadways … to be used for driving.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022
Once the pleasure ground of wealthy Maecenas, it captivated the likes of Augustus, Horace and Virgil.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
London in particular has presented itself very effectively since the 90s as a civilised, slightly retro pleasure ground for the global rich, and How to Spend It has helped burnish that myth.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
Yellowstone, Adams believed, was being sold to the public as a pleasure ground, whereas to him it was more like a church.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2017
On the north, Central Park, with its fine avenues, its hillocks, its valleys, its lakes, and its magnificent terrace over the Hudson, is a very lovely pleasure ground.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Jack Allyn
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