 | 1774 - 592 pages
...or the palace? built by man ? mere models or play-things! imitations as diminutive as his works will always be, when compared to thofe of Nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect ! Regularity, die only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miilrefs. Nature, is here lound in her pofieflion,... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 548 pages
...or the palaces built by men! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where...himfelf to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her poffeflion, and here it has been for ages undefcribed *. Is not this the fchool where the art was... | |
 | 1778 - 630 pages
...or the palaces built by men ! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where...himfelf to exceed his miftrefs, nature, is here found in her pofleffion, and here it has been for ages undefcribed*. Is not this the fchool where the art was... | |
 | John Knox - 1787 - 566 pages
...or the palaces built by man ! mere models or plaything?, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where...architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied hirafelf to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her poflcffion, and here it has been for... | |
 | 512 pages
...cathedrals or palaces built by man ? mere models or playthings, imitations -as diminutive as his works will always be, when compared to thofe of nature. Where...architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her pofleffion, and here it has been for ages undefcribed..... | |
 | John Adams - 1795 - 676 pages
...palaces " built by men ? mere models or play-things. Imitations as " diminutive, a's his works will always be, when compared " to thofe of nature. Where is now the boaft of the archi" teft ? regularity, the only part in which he fancied himfelf " to exceed his miftrefs nature,... | |
 | William Guthrie, John Knox - 1801 - 1204 pages
...diminutive, as his works will always be, when compared to thole of nature. Where is now the boaft of fhe architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miftreis, Nature, is here found in her poifeffion : and here it bas been for ages undefcribcJ- Proceeding... | |
 | 1801 - 554 pages
...or the palaces built by men ! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boail of the architect ? regularity, the only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miltrefs,... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1809 - 1102 pages
...or the palaces built by men! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to thofe of nature. Where...only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miflrefs, Nature, is here found in her poffeflion, and here it has been for ages undefcribcd *. Is... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1809 - 964 pages
...compared to thole of nature. .Where is now the boail of the architect ! regularity, the only part ш which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her poffeffion, and here it has been for ages undefcribcd *. Is not this the fchool where the art was... | |
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... of the hill on each fide, almoft into the fhape of thofe ufed in architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive as his works will always be when compared to... 
