 | 1803 - 420 pages
...has so agreeable an effect. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, Jove to deviate from it as much as possible. Our trees...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but, for my... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...first sight, without discovering what it is that has so agreeable an effect. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love...deviate from it as much as possible. Our trees rise in cones,_globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant or bush. I do not know... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...first sight, without discovering what it is that has so agreeable an effect. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but for my own... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...discovering what it is that has so agreeable an effect. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, insiead of humouring nature, love to deviate from it as much...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion ; but, for my... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pages
...eleyuncy, which we meet with in those of our own country." H< goes on to say; "Our British gardeners, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant and bush." It is probable, indeed, that our first taste in gardening was... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 pages
...from plantations of another kind. " Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of hu" mooring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible....Our trees rise in cones, globes and pyramids. We see ther " marks of the scissars on every plant and bush." These sentences are lively and elegant. - They... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 pages
...each other, ne naturul/y expect to find a similar correspondence in the isords. OUR British gardeners, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible. I have observed of late the style of some great ministers, very much to exceed that of any other productions.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 pages
...each olhery we naturally expect to find a similar correifondence in the word». Our British gardeners, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible. I have observed of late the style of some great minisUrs, very much to exceed that ot any other productions.... | |
 | 1810 - 350 pages
...first sight, without discovering what it is that has so agreeable an effect. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but, for my... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 362 pages
...first sight, without discovering what it is that has so agreeable an effect. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possi* ble. Our trees rise in cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every... | |
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Our British Gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring Nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible, Our Trees rise in Cones, Globes, and Pyramids, We see the Marks of the Scissars upon every Plant and Bush... 
