 Pope's, at least in the opening and retiring shades of Venus's vale. The whole is as elegant and antique as if the emperor Julian had selected the most pleasing solitude about Daphne to enjoy a philosophic retirement.  Planting and Rural Ornament - Sida 232efter Mr. Marshall (William) - 1796Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1781 - 732 sidor
...thence and from their novelty grew in faihion, did not occafion the neglecl of the more curious plants. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in fome...novelty of his art. It would have been difficult to have a higher ftyle, as his ideas opened on fuccefi. The north terras at Claremont was muchfuperior to the... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1785 - 698 sidor
...Emperor Julian had felefted the molt pieafing folitude about Daphne to enjoy a philofophic retirement. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in fome...would have been difficult to have tranfported the Ityle of gardening at once from a few acres to tumbling of forefts : and though new fafhions like new... | |
 | Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 sidor
...emperor Julian had felected the moft pleafing folitude about Daphne to enjoy a philofophic retirement. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in fome...tumbling of forefts : and though new fafhions like newreligions, [which are new fafhions] often. lead men to the moft oppofite excefles, it could not... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 762 sidor
...occafion the negle¿l of the more curious plants. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in forr.e meafure owing to the novelty of his art. It would...gardening at once from a few acres to tumbling of forefb : and though new faihions often lead men to the moft oppofite excelfes, it could not be the... | |
 | 1788 - 734 sidor
...grew in fafhion, did not occafion the negleft of the more curious plants. That Kent's ideas were hot rarely great, was in fome meafure owing to the novelty...would have been difficult to have tranfported the flyle of gardening at once from a few acres to tumbling of forefts : and though new fafhions often... | |
 | 1782 - 682 sidor
...thence and from their novelty grew in falhion, did not occafion the neglect of tie more curious plants. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in fome...few acres to tumbling of forefts : and though new f.iihiona often lead men to the moll oppofite excefles, it could not be the cafe in gardening, where... | |
 | William Marshall - 1796 - 486 sidor
...Julian had fele&e.d ' the moft pleafing folitude about Daphne to enjoy * a philofophic retirement. • ' THAT Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was ' in...' It would have been difficult to have tranfported 1 the ftyle of gardening at once from a few acres to ' tumbling of forefts : and though new fafhions... | |
 | Thomas Whately - 1801 - 158 sidor
...enjoy a philosophic retire/ient. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in s-гле measure o?. the novelty of his art. It would have been difficult to have tre the style of gardening at once fron a few acres to tumbling of fc and though new fashions like... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1803 - 460 sidor
...en' enjoy a philosophic retirement. ' THAT Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was ' in some measure owing to the novelty of his art. ' It would have been difficult to have transported ' the style of gardening at once from a few acres to ' tumbling of forests: and though... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1827 - 400 sidor
...Daphne to enjoy a philosophic retirement. That Kent's ideas were but rarely great, was in some measure owing to the novelty of his art. It would have been difficult to have transported the style of gardening at once from a few acres to tumbling of forests ; and though new... | |
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