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" Line; but look rude and rustic, with different Pieces of Rock, some of which jut out, and others recede inwards; and are placed with so much Art, that you would take it to be the Work of Nature. "
Crito; or, A dialogue on beauty [translated] by H. Beaumont (pseud. of ... - Page 67
by Robert Dodsley - 1762
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A Particular Account of the Emperor of China's Gardens Near Pekin: In a ...

Jean Denis Attiret - Gardens - 1752 - 76 pages
...rude and ruftic, with different Pieces of Rock, fome of which jut out, and others recede inwards; and are placed with fo much Art, that you would take it to be the C Work Work of Nature. In fome Parts the Water is wide, in others narrow ; here it ferpentizes, and...
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Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, Volume 1

Robert Dodsley - English essays - 1761 - 366 pages
...rude and ruftic, with different Pieces of Rock, fomi of which jut out, and others recede inwards ; and are placed with fo much Art, that you would take it...Parts the Water is wide, in others narrow; here it ferpetitifes, and there fpreads away, as if it was really pufhed off by the Hills and Rocks. The Banks...
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Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects. By Several Authors: I. Crito: or a ...

Philosophy - 1765 - 378 pages
...which jut out, and others recede inwards ; and are placed with fo much Art, that you would take ;t to be )the Work of Nature. In fome Parts the Water...The Banks are fprinkled with Flowers, which rife up even through the Hollows in the Rock work, as if they had been produced there naturally. They have...
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The Praise of Gardens: An Epitome of the Literature of the Garden-art

Albert Forbes Sieveking - Gardening - 1899 - 488 pages
...different Pieces of Rock, some of which jut out, and others recede inwards; and are pleased with so much Art, that you would take it to be the work of Nature. In some Parts the Water is wide, in others narrow; here it serpentises, and there spreads away, as if...
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The Praise of Gardens: An Epitome of the Literature of the Garden-art

Albert Forbes Sieveking - Gardening - 1899 - 508 pages
...different Pieces of Rock, some of which jut out, and others recede inwards; and are pleased with so much Art, that you would take it to be the work of Nature. In some Parts the Water is wide, in others narrow; here it serpentises, and there spreads away, as if...
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The Praise of Gardens: An Epitome of the Literature of the Garden-art

Albert Forbes Sieveking - Gardening - 1899 - 474 pages
...different Pieces of Rock, some of which jut out, and others recede inwards; and are pleased with so much Art, that you would take it to be the work of Nature. EARL OF CHATHAM 157 In some Parts the Water is wide, in others narrow; here it serpentises, and there...
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English Pleasure Gardens

Rose Standish Nichols - Gardens - 1902 - 512 pages
...different Pieces of Rock, some of which jut out, and others recede inwards ; and are placed with so much Art that you would take it to be the work of Nature. In some Parts the Water is wide, in others narrow ; here it serpentizes and there spreads away, as if...
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Nature and Ideology: Natural Garden Design in the Twentieth Century, Volume 18

Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn - Architecture - 1997 - 296 pages
...different Pieces of Rock, some of which jut out, and others recede inwards; and are placed with so much Art, that you would take it to be the Work of Nature. . . .The Banks are sprinkled with Flowers, which rise up even thro' the Hollows in the Rock-work, as...
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The Chinese Garden: History, Art, and Architecture

Maggie Keswick - Gardens - 2003 - 250 pages
...themselves were edged with different pieces of rock, some jutting out, some receding, but 'plac'd with so much Art that you would take it to be the Work of Nature.' For what was so intriguing was that the whole exquisite park was every bit as manmade as the landscapes...
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