| 1848 - 640 páginas
...a walk in undulating curves, anl to place a bench at every turn where there is an obiect to catt'h the view — to make water run where it will be heard, and to staguate where it will he seen— to leave intervals where the eye will be pleased, and to thicken... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 páginas
...designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where them is an object to catch the view ; to make water run...powers of mind, I will not inquire : perhaps a surly and sullen spectator may think such performances rather the sport than the business of human reason.... | |
| Hugh Miller - 1847 - 454 páginas
...visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch the view,—to make water run where it will be heard, and to stagnate where it will be seen,—to leave... | |
| Hugh Miller - 1851 - 468 páginas
...visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to...powers of mind, I will not inquire : perhaps a surly and sullen spectator may think such performances rather the sport than the business of human reason.... | |
| Hugh Miller - 1851 - 438 páginas
...visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch th« view, — to make water ran where it will be heard, and to stagnate where it will be seen, —... | |
| Flower garden - 1852 - 116 páginas
...visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to...something to be hidden — demand any great powers of the mind, I will not inquire : perhaps a surly and sullen spectator may think such performances rather... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 páginas
...by travellers, and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to...plantation where there is something to be hidden, — demands any great powers of mind, I will not inquire ; perhaps a surly and sullen spectator may... | |
| William Shenstone, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 324 páginas
...every turn where there is an object to catch a view ; to make water run where it will be heard, and stagnate where it will be seen ; to leave intervals...the plantation where there is something to be hidden — demands any great powers of mind 1 will not inquire: perhaps a sullen and surly spectator may think... | |
| William Shenstone, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 318 páginas
...and copied by designers." " Whether," he adds, " to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch a view ; to make water run where it will be heard, and stagnate where it will be seen ; to leave intervals... | |
| William Howitt - 1856 - 596 páginas
...visited by travelers, and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch the view; to make water rim where it will be heard, and to stagnate where it will be seen ; to leave intervals where the eye... | |
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