 A more pleasing retreat could not easily be found. The woods and glades intermixed; the winding of the river; the variety of the ground; the splendid ruin, contrasted with the objects of nature; and the elegant line formed by the summits of the hills,...  The Wye tour, or Gilpin on the Wye - Page 74by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, William Gilpin - 1834 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1796 - 784 pages
...intenvixcd ; the winding of the river; the variety of the ground ; the * fplendid ruin, contrailed with the objects of nature; and the elegant line formed by the fummits of the hills, which include the whole ; make all together a very inchanting piece of fccnery.... | |
 | Tintern Monm, abbey - 1798 - 78 pages
...glades intermixed ; the winding of the river ; the variety c£the ground; the fplendid ruin, contrafled with the objects of nature ; and the elegant line formed by the fummits of the hills, which include the whole; make all together a very inchantirig piece of fcenery.... | |
 | William Gilpin - Aesthetics - 1800 - 218 pages
...glades intermixed ; the winding of the river ; the variety of the ground ; the fplendid ruin, contrafted with the objects of nature ; and the elegant line formed by the fummits of the hills which include the whole, make all together a very enchanting piece of fcenery.... | |
 | Charles Heath - 1806 - 900 pages
...circular valley, beautifully screened on all sides by woody hills ; through which the river winds it course; and the hills closing on its entrance, and...the summits of the hills, which include the whole; mako all together a very inchanting piece of scenery. Every thing around breathes an air so calm, and... | |
 | James Storer - Engravings, British - 1809 - 346 pages
...entrance, and on its exit, leave no room for inclement blasts to enter. A more pleasing retreat could not be found. The woods and glades intermixed ; the winding...make, altogether, a very enchanting piece of scenery. • From the length of the nave, the height of the walls, the aspiring form of the pointed arches,... | |
 | England - 1829 - 840 pages
...adopt the language of one who has been pronounced an oracle in all that concerns the picturesque,) — the winding of the river, — the variety of the ground,...the summits of the hills which include the whole, mike altogether a very enchanting piece of scenery. Every thing around breathes an air so calm and... | |
 | 1829 - 512 pages
...adopt the language of one who has been pronounced an oracle in all that concerns the picturesque, — " the winding of the river, — the variety of the ground,...make altogether a very enchanting piece of scenery. Everything around breathes an air so calm and tranquil, so sequestered from the commerce of life, that... | |
 | Scotland - 1829 - 866 pages
...adopt the language of one who has been pronounced an oracle in all that concerns the picturesque,)— the winding of the river, — the variety of the ground,...the summits of the hills which include the whole, mike altogether a very enchanting piece of scenery. Every thing around breathes an air so calm and... | |
 | 1829 - 576 pages
...adopt the language of one who has heen pronounced an oracle in all that concerns the picturesque) — the winding of the river — the variety of the ground — the splendid ruin, contrasted with the ohjects of nature, and the elegant line formed hy the summits of the hills which include the whole,... | |
 | 1830 - 482 pages
...entrance, and on its exit, leave no room for inclement blasts to enter. A more pleasing retreat could not be found. The woods and glades intermixed ; the winding...make altogether a very enchanting piece of scenery. Although the exterior appearance of the ruins is not equal to the inside view, yet in some positions,... | |
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