 | William Mason - 1773 - 24 Seiten
...entirely borrowed from Sir William's Diflertation. " Nature (fays the Chinefe, or Sir William for thetn) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants,...of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have'they but few ftriking varieties, the reft being of the nature of changes rung upon bells, which,... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 442 Seiten
...simile, are entirely borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " NATURE (says the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with....productions; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | 1790 - 542 Seiten
...Gardening of the Chinefe, fpeaking of their tafte in Gardening, fays, " They think that Nature jjftords us but few materials to work with ; plants, ground^...her only productions ; and though both the forms and arrangement» of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few ftriking varieties,... | |
 | School - 1801 - 450 Seiten
...entirely borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese,or Sir William says it for them) affords us but few materials to work with....productions; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet thev have but few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 176 Seiten
...thy own. tirely borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with....productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 Seiten
...thy own. tirely borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with....productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | William Mason - 1805 - 150 Seiten
...three butter'd apple-pies. NOTE. William's Dissertation. " Nature (says the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with....productions ; and though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet they have but few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 Seiten
...the Chinese, or sir William for them) " affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, grounds and water, are her only productions ; and though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet they have but few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 Seiten
...the Chinese, or Sir William for them), affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, grounds, and water are her only productions; and though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet they have bot few striking varieties, the rest being... | |
 | 1831 - 790 Seiten
...Sir William's Dism>r tutioi i. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William says it for them) aifords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground, and water, are her only productions ; and, I hough both the forms and arrangements of these may to varied to an incredible degree, yet they have... | |
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... which, though in reality different, still produce the same uniform kind of jingling; the variation being too minute to be easily perceived... 
