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" He leaped the fence, and saw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious contrast of hill and valley changing imperceptibly into each other, tasted the beauty of the gentle swell, or concave scoop, and remarked how loose groves crowned an easy... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and Architects - Page 299
by Allan Cunningham - 1831
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 5

1808 - 408 pages
...into each ether, tasted the beauty of the gentle swell or con. cave scaup, und remarked how toóte groves crowned an easy eminence with happy ornament ; and while they called in tlic distant view between their graceful stems, removed ¡ and extended UK perspective by delupivc...
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volume 9

Walter Scott - 1820 - 748 pages
...the father of English landscapegardening he seems to have more unequivocal claims to our praise. " He felt the delicious contrast of hill and valley...an easy eminence with happy ornament •, and while he called in the distant viiw between their graceful stems, removed and extended the perspective by...
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volume 9

1820 - 742 pages
...the father of English landscapegardening he seems to have more unequivocal claims to our praise. " He felt the delicious contrast of hill and valley...crowned an easy eminence with happy ornament ; and while he called in the distant vinv between their graceful stems, removed and extended the perspective by...
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The Edinburgh annual register, Volume 9

1820 - 746 pages
...the father of English landscapegardening he seems to have more unequivocal claims to our praise. " He felt the delicious contrast of hill and valley...groves crowned an easy eminence with happy ornament t and while he called in the distant vi>w between their graceful stems, removed and extended the perspective...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 9

1823 - 872 pages
...to strike out a great system from the twilight of imperfect • ssajs. He leaped the fence, and eaw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious...gentle swell or concave scoop. and remarked how loose grooves crowned an easy eminence with happy ornament ; and while they called in the distant view between...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 11

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 pages
...genius to strike out a great system from the twilight of imperfect essays. He leaped the fence, and saw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious...other, tasted the beauty of the gentle swell or concave slope, and remarked how loose groves crowned an easy eminence with happy ornaments ; and, while they...
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The Georgian Era: Political and rural economists. Painters, sculptors ...

1834 - 730 pages
...and the compass, to which she had before been subject " He leaped the fence," says Walpole, " and saw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious...and while they called in the distant view between tfieir graceful stems, removed and extended the perspective by delusive comparison. Thus, the pencil...
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Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 10

1844 - 836 pages
...truth be said of Brown and Repton, his successors in this noble art. " He leaped the fence and saw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious...between their graceful stems, removed and extended the prospect by delusive perspective. The great principles on which he worked were perspective and light...
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The Southern literary messenger, Volume 10

1844 - 784 pages
...truth he said of Brown and Repton, his successors in this noble art. " He leaped the fence and saw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious...each other ; tasted the beauty of the gentle swell, waving irregularity. A few trees scattered here and there on its edges sprinkled the tame banttba!...
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Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the ..., Volume 3

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1849 - 466 pages
...genius to strike out a great system from the twilight of imperfect essays. He leaped the fence, and saw that all nature was a garden. He felt the delicious...valley changing imperceptibly into each other, tasted tlie beauty of the gentle swell, or concave scoop, and remarked how loose groves crowned an easy eminence...
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