 | Albert Forbes Sieveking - 1899 - 488 страници
...admiration of the skilful — a place to be visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...the plantation where there is something to be hidden — demand any great powers of the mind, I will not enquire : perhaps a surly and sullen spectator... | |
 | Albert Forbes Sieveking - 1899 - 508 страници
...admiration of the skilful — a place to be visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...the plantation where there is something to be hidden — demand any great powers of the mind, I will not enquire : perhaps a surly and sullen spectator... | |
 | Albert Forbes Sieveking - 1899 - 472 страници
...admiration of the skilful— a place to be visited by travellers and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...the plantation where there is something to be hidden — demand any great powers of the mind, I will not enquire : perhaps a surly and sullen spectator... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1905 - 582 страници
...admiration of the skilful : a place to be visited by travellers, and copied by designers. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...something to be hidden, demands any great powers of mind, I will not enquire : perhaps a sullen and surly speculator may think such performances rather... | |
 | Heinrich Schmidt - 1905 - 76 страници
...though they cannot always obstruct the brightness of genius and learning. Ra. 1 58. Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...plantation where there is something to be hidden, demand any great powers of mind, I will not inquire. Lives (Shenstone). Out of this story he formed... | |
 | Basil Williams - 1913 - 478 страници
...the designer's classical lore. ' Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves and to place a bench in every turn where there is an object to catch the view ; to make water run where it will be heard, or to stagnate where it will be seen ; 1 • My son, the gods may give thee power, if they will, but... | |
 | Alice Isabel Hazeltine - 1918 - 112 страници
...turn where there is an object to catch the view; to make the water run where it will be heard, and stagnate where it will be seen; to leave intervals...something to be hidden, demands any great powers of mind I will not inquire; perhaps a surly and sullen spectator may think such performances the sport... | |
 | Alice Isabel Hazeltine - 1918 - 108 страници
...part of Shenstone's work, words that have been quoted with far too great respect: "Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...where there is an object to catch the view; to make the water run where it will be heard, and stagnate where it will be seen; to leave intervals where... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 438 страници
...every turn where there is an object to catch the view ; to make water run where it will be heard, or to stagnate where it will be seen ; to leave intervals...something to be hidden, demands any great powers of mind, I will not enquire ; perhaps a sullen and surly speculator may think such performances rather... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 436 страници
...may be collected from his comment on what he calls the ambition of rural elegance. " Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench...the view ; to make water run where it will be heard, or to stagnate where it will be seen ; to leave intervals where the eye will be pleased, and to thicken... | |
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Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch the view; to make water run where it will be heard, and to stagnate where it will be seen... 
