 William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground, and water, are her only productions; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the...  The Book of the Garden - Page 696by Charles McIntosh - 1853 - 776 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir William Chambers - Gardening - 1773 - 182 pages
...on many occafions, neceffary to make an oftentatious fhew of their labour. Nature, fay they, affords us but few materials to work with : plants, ground...productions : and though both the forms and arrangements of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few ftriking varieties; the reft being... | |
 | William Mason - Gardening - 1773 - 24 pages
...borrowed from Sir William's Diflertation. " Nature (fays the Chinefe, or Sir William for thetn) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground-,...productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have'they but few ftriking varieties, the reft being... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1784 - 422 pages
...borrowed from Sir William's DilTertation. " NATUR E (fays theChinefe, or SirWilliam for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few fhiking varieties, the reft being... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 228 pages
...borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " NATURE (says the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the rest being of the nature of " changes rung upon bells," which,... | |
 | English literature - 1790 - 542 pages
...Gardening of the Chinefe, fpeaking of their tafte in Gardening, fays, " They think that Nature jjftords us but few materials to work with ; plants, ground^...her only productions ; and though both the forms and arrangement» of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few ftriking varieties,... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...Plants, grouaJ, and water, aic her only productions; and, though both the forms and arrangements of thcfe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet they have but few ihiking varieties, the reft being of the nature of changes rung upon liells t •which though in reality... | |
 | School - Satire, English - 1801 - 450 pages
...from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese,or Sir William says it for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet thev have but few striking varieties, the rest being of the nature of changes rung upon belht which,... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pages
...borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the rest being of the nature of " changes rung upon bells," which,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 176 pages
...borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the rest being of the nature of " changes rung upon bells," which,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...the Chinese, or Sir William for them), affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, grounds, and water are her only productions; and though both...may be varied to an incredible degree, yet they have bot few striking varieties, the rest being of the nature of changes rang upon bells, which, though... | |
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