Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 553
... Wood . has fufficient room to undulate and expand . In ground which is compofed of very refractory mate- rials , you are prefented often with harsh lines , angu lar infertions , and difagreeable abruptneffes . In water , whether in ...
... Wood . has fufficient room to undulate and expand . In ground which is compofed of very refractory mate- rials , you are prefented often with harsh lines , angu lar infertions , and difagreeable abruptneffes . In water , whether in ...
Page 554
... wood . • Though the furface of a wood , when commanded , deferves all thefe attentions , yet the outline more fre- quently calls for our regard : it is alfo more in our power ; it may fometimes be great , and may always be beautiful ...
... wood . • Though the furface of a wood , when commanded , deferves all thefe attentions , yet the outline more fre- quently calls for our regard : it is alfo more in our power ; it may fometimes be great , and may always be beautiful ...
Page 557
... wood , which on that fide is also the boundary of the lawn , and rifes into the horizon . All is great in the front of Blen- heim : but in that vaft space no void appears ; fo im- portant are the parts , fo magnificent the objects . The ...
... wood , which on that fide is also the boundary of the lawn , and rifes into the horizon . All is great in the front of Blen- heim : but in that vaft space no void appears ; fo im- portant are the parts , fo magnificent the objects . The ...
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