 William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground, and water, are her only 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...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Seite 991790Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir William Chambers - 1773 - 182 Seiten
...on many occafions, neceffary to make an oftentatious fhew of their labour. Nature, fay they, affords us but few materials to work with : plants, ground...her only productions : and though both the forms and arrangements of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few ftriking varieties;... | |
 | William Mason - 1773 - 24 Seiten
...borrowed from Sir William's Diflertation. " Nature (fays the Chinefe, or Sir William for thetn) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground-,...only productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have'they but few ftriking varieties,... | |
 | John Almon - 1784 - 422 Seiten
...borrowed from Sir William's DilTertation. " NATUR E (fays theChinefe, or SirWilliam for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...only productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of thefe may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few fhiking varieties,... | |
 | 1789 - 228 Seiten
...borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " NATURE (says the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...her only productions; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties,... | |
 | School - 1801 - 450 Seiten
...from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese,or Sir William says it for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...her only productions; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet thev have but few striking varieties,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 176 Seiten
...borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...only productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties,... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 Seiten
...borrowed from Sir William's Dissertation. " Nature (say the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...only productions ; and, though both the forms and arrangements of these may be varied to an incredible degree, yet have they but few striking varieties,... | |
 | William Mason - 1805 - 150 Seiten
...apple-pies. NOTE. William's Dissertation. " Nature (says the Chinese, or Sir William for them) affords us but few materials to work with. Plants, ground,...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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
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