Adieu to canals, circular basons, and cascades tumbling down marble steps, that last absurd magnificence of Italian and French villas. The forced elevation of cataracts was no more. The gentle stream was taught to... THE MONTHLY REVIEW. - Page 195by SEVERAL HANDS. - 1781Full view - About this book
| Horace Walpole, George Vertue - Gardening - 1786 - 360 pages
...his management of water. Adieu to canals, circular bafons, and cafcades tumbling down marble fteps, that laft abfurd magnificence of Italian and French...pleafure, and where difcontinued by different levels, its ccrurfe appeared to be concealed by thickets properly interfperfed, and glittered again at a diftance... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...Italian and French villas. The forced elevation of catara£ts was no more. The gentle (¡ream was taughc to ferpentize feemingly at its pleafure, and where...courfe appeared to be concealed by thickets properly înterfperfed, and glittered again at a diilance where it might be fuppofed naturally to arrive. Its... | |
| History - 1788 - 734 pages
...to canals, circular balons, and cafcades tumbling down marble fteps, (hat lail sblurd niagni licence of Italian and French villas. The forced elevation of cataracts was no more. The gentle ftrcam was taught to fcrpentize feemingly я! its pkafure, and where discontinued by dificre»t levels,... | |
| English literature - 1782 - 682 pages
...magnificence of Italian and French villas. The forced elevation of catariai was no more. The gentle dream trai taught to ferpentize feemingly at its pleafure, and...difcontinued by different levels, its courfe appeared lob« concealed by thickets properly interiperfed, and glittered again at a diuanct where it might... | |
| William Marshall - 1796 - 486 pages
...water. Adieu to canals, circular bafons, ' and cafcades tumbling down marble fteps, that * laft abiurd magnificence of Italian and French * villas. The forced elevation of cataracts was no c more. The gentle ftream was taught to fer* pentize feemingly at its pleafure, and where difc continued... | |
| Mr. Marshall (William) - Agriculture - 1796 - 460 pages
...manage( ment of water. Adieu to canals, circular bafons, ' and calcades tumbling down marble fteps, that ' laft abfurd magnificence of Italian and French ' villas. The forced elevation of catarafts was no ' more. The gentle ftream was taught to ferc pentize fcemingly at its pleafure, and... | |
| Mr. Marshall (William) - Botany - 1803 - 460 pages
...water. Adjeu to canals, circular ' basons, and cascades tumbling down marble steps, ' that last absurd magnificence of Italian and ' French villas. The forced elevation of cataracts ' was no more. The gentle stream was taught lo ' serpentize seemingly at its pleasure, and where ' discontinued by different... | |
| 1892 - 626 pages
...water. Adieu to the canals, circular basin?, and cascades tumbling down marble steps, that last absurd magnificence of Italian and French villas. The forced elevation of cataracts was no more. The gentle stream was taught to scrpentize seemingly at its pleasure, and, where discontinued by different levels,... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 764 pages
...and cafcades tumbling down marble fteps, th.it lalt abl'urd magnificence of Italian and French vi:us. The forced elevation of cataracts was no more. The...gentle ftream was taught to ferpentize feemingly at its pleasure ; and where difcontinued by different levels, its courfe appeared to be concealed by thickets... | |
| Horace Walpole - Artists - 1827 - 400 pages
...water. Adieu to canals, circular basons, and cascades tumbling down marble steps, that last absurd magnificence of Italian and French villas. The forced elevation of cataracts was no more. The gentle stream was taught to serpentize seemingly at its pleasure, and where discontinued by different levels,... | |
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