 | English literature - 1803 - 376 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 it as much as possible. Our trees rise in cones,_globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant or bush. I do not know... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 406 pages
...from plantations of another kind. " Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of hu" mooring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible....Our trees rise in cones, globes and pyramids. We see ther " marks of the scissars on every plant and bush." These sentences are lively and elegant. - They... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 178 pages
...themselves correspond to each olhery we naturally expect to find a similar correifondence in the word». 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 minisUrs, very much to exceed that ot any other productions.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 542 pages
...themselves currap'jnd !•i each other, ne naturul/y expect to find a similar correspondence in the isords. 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.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 344 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 it as much as possible. eS Our trees-rise in cones, globes, and pyramids. W« sec the marks of the scissars upon every plant... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 362 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 it as much as possi* ble. Our trees rise in cones, globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1811 - 464 pages
...distinguishes it from plantations of another kind, " Our British gardeners, on the contrary, in" stead of humouring nature, love to deviate from ** it as...globes, and pyramids. We see the marks of " the scissars on every plant and bush. THESE sentences are lively and elegant. They make an agreeable diversity from... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1814 - 308 pages
...we naturally expect to find a similar correspondence in the words. Grammar, p. 308. Key, p. 136. OCR 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.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1815 - 582 pages
...which distinguishes it from plantations of another kind. * Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from...globes and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars on every plant and bush.' These sentences are lively and elegant. They make an agreeable diversity... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 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 it as much as possible. Our trees rise in cones , glohes and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissars upon every plant and bush. I do not .know whether... | |
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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. 
