 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 262 pages
...a regularly returning clink in the period, which tires the ear; and plainly discovers affectation. 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.... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1846 - 670 pages
...recommending their more free and natural manner, " Our British gardens, on the contrary, instead of humoring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible....cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissors on every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but, for my own... | |
 | 1844 - 520 pages
...Addison, with a correctness of taste which distinguished all he wrote, thus expressed himself: — " Our British gardeners, instead of humouring nature,...in cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of scissars upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but for my own... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1846 - 668 pages
...recommending their more free and natural manner, " Our British gardens, on the contrary, instead of humoring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible....cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissors on every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but, for my own... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1847 - 252 pages
...a regularly returning clink in the period, which tires the ear; and plainly discovers affectation. 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.... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English essays - 1849 - 484 pages
...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...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissors upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion ; but, for my... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 548 pages
...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...in cones, globes and pyramids. We see the marks of tne scissors upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion: but for... | |
 | Samuel Phillips - Exhibition buildings - 1854 - 278 pages
...shot up into a porcupine by being forgot a week in rainy weather." Addison, in "The Spectator," says, "Our British gardeners, instead of humouring nature,...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissors upon every plant and bush." Pope himself laid out his grounds in his villa at Twickenham ;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 710 pages
...without diseovering what it is that has so agreeable an effeet. Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the seissars upon every plant and ' Addison would seem to have anticipated Goldsmith's complaint, — -Tho... | |
 | 1854 - 474 pages
...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...cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissors upon every plant and bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but for my own... | |
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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 scissors upon every plant and bush. 
