 ... a fabric. Invention supplies materials where they are wanting, and fancy adds colouring, and every befitting ornament. The work pleases the eye, and wants nothing but solidity and a good foundation. It seems even to vie with the works of nature, till...  The Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine - Page 41803Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1764 - 616 pages
...with the works of nature, till the envious blaft of fomç fucceeding Architect blows it into rubbiih, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place. Happily for the prefent age the Caftlebmlders employ themielves more in romance than in philofophy.... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1785 - 572 pages
...feems even to, vie with the works of nature, till fome fucceeding architect blows it into rubbifh, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place. Happily for the prefent age, the eaftle-builders employ themfelves more in romance than in philofophy.... | |
 | 1802 - 502 pages
...with the works of nature, till the envious blaft of tome fucceeding architect blows it into rubbiih, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place. Happily for the prefent age, thç caftleO builders builders employ themfelves more in romance than... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1803 - 238 pages
...folidity and " a good foundation. It feems even to vie " with the works of nature, till fome fuc" ceeding architect blows it into ruins, and " builds as goodly a fabric of his dwn in " its place." " Succefs in an inquiry of this kind," he obferves farther, " it is not in human... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1810 - 502 pages
...seems even to vie with the works of nature ; till some succeeding architect blows it into rubbish, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place. Happily for the present age, the castle-builders employ themselves more 'in romance than in philosophy.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...solidity and a good founda" tion. It seems even to vie with the works of nature, till " some succeeding architect blows it into ruins, and builds " as goodly a fabric of his own in its " Success in an inquiry of this kind," he qbserves farther, " it is not in human power to command ;... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...solidity and a good foundation. It seems even to vie with the works of nature, till some succeeding architect blows it into ruins, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place." "Success in an inquiry of this kind," he observes farther, "it is not in human power to command ; but... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield, Henry Mackenzie - 1822 - 614 pages
...good " foundation. It feems even to vie with the " works of nature, till fome fucceeding archi'' tect blows it into ruins, and builds as goodly " a fabric of his own in its place." " Succefs in an inquiry of this kind," he obferves farther, " it is not in human power to com" mand... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1823 - 320 pages
...It seems even to vie with the works of nature, till some succeedingarchitect blows it into rubbish, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place. Happily for the present age, the castle-builders employ themselves more in romance than in philosophy.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 410 pages
...solidity and a good foundation. It seems even to vie with the works of nature, till some succeeding architect blows it into ruins, and builds as goodly a fabric of his own in its place." " Success in an inquiry of this kind," he observes farther, " it is not in human power to command ;... | |
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