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  • Pennant says, "Inigo Jones [2] built the back-front and water-gate about the year 1623;" but it may be questioned whether these were not the new buildings spoken of as having been previously raised by Anne of Denmark.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 365, April 11, 1829 Various

  • (May) -- you make a little party to the covered stoup, or balcony, extended along the back-front of most houses; and here a song, a romp, a waltz, or a quiet still talk, while away hours of life, unheeded until passed, but never to be recalled without pleasure.

    Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. Tyrone Power 1818

  • As it is undergoing this very rapid cell division, the organism is also migrating down the uterine tube toward the uterus. bilateral symmetry and therefore polarity in three dimensions (head-tail, or back-front, and left-right).

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010

  • The dancers made the most of Balanchinean contrasts: back-front, closed-open, near-distant and so on.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • As it is undergoing this very rapid cell division, the organism is also migrating down the uterine tube toward the uterus. bilateral symmetry and therefore polarity in three dimensions (head-tail, or back-front, and left-right).

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • As it is undergoing this very rapid cell division, the organism is also migrating down the uterine tube toward the uterus. bilateral symmetry and therefore polarity in three dimensions (head-tail, or back-front, and left-right).

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • From this room is the entrance to the portico 011 the back-front of the houfe, which is fupported by columns, and is a delightful place to fit in, during the afternoon, in the fummer-feafon; for, as it faces the fguth-eaft, the fun flunes on it no longer than, two -

    A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ... 1778

  • As I have already alluded to the improvement that will be effected by introducing a shrubbery to harmonise the intended flower-garden with the trees in the park, you will probably wish to know if anything of the kind will be required on the back-front of the house; but in that case there will be less difficulty, as the terrace affords an admirable medium for uniting the architectural stiffness of a mansion with the beautiful wildness and grace of nature.

    The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845

  • With regard then to the back-front of your mansion, I would leave the terrace in its present form, with its stone alcoves at each end, as it corresponds so well with the style of that part of the house which appears to have been added in the reign of Anne or George I.; and I would preserve and repair the stone balustrade with urns at regular intervals, and the stone steps leading from the terrace, which are all in the same style as the house; and I would have them lead into an architectural garden below.

    The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845

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