Mr. Jefferson is the first American who has consulted the fine arts to know how he should shelter himself from the weather. The Century: 1887 - 第 647 頁 1887 完整檢視 - 關於此書
...Marquis de Chastellux could already write in 1782 that ' Thomas Jefferson was the first American who consulted the fine arts to know how he should shelter himself from the weather.' The Due de la RochefoucaultLiancourt describes it as ' infinitely superior to all other houses in America...
Mr. Jefferson is the first American who has consulted the fine arts to know how he should shelter himself from the weather. 
