 I should hardly advise any of these attempts in the figure of gardens among us; they are adventures of too hard achievement for any common hands; and though there may be more honour if they succeed well, yet there is more dishonour if they fail, and it...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 1691781Full view - About this book
 | William Temple - 1731 - 506 pages
...find their Beauty is all of this kind (that is) without Order. But I fhould hardly advife any of thefe Attempts in the Figure of Gardens among us ; they...more Honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more Dilhonour if they fail, and 'tis Twenty to One they will ; whereas in regular Figures, 'tis hard to... | |
 | William Temple - 1757 - 564 pages
...their beauty is all of this kind (that is) without order. But 1 lliould hard ly advife any of thefe attempts in the figure of gardens among us ; they...more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and 'tis twenty to one they will ; whereas, in regular figures, 'tis hard to... | |
 | William Mason - 1778 - 168 pages
...garden^ among us, they '' are adventures of too hardy atchievement for any common hands ; and tho' " there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more diflionour " if they fail, and 'tis twenty to one they will, whereas in regular figures it is " hard... | |
 | William Mason - 1783 - 264 pages
...Chinefe tafte, and of their Sharawadgi, and concludes thus : " But I " fhould hardly advife any of thefe attempts in the " figure of gardens among us, they are adventures of " too hardy achievement for any common hands ; " and tho' there may be more honour if they fucceed " well,... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1785 - 698 pages
...fine or is admirable, or any fuch expreffion of efteem : — but J fliould hardly advife any of thefe attempts in the figure of gardens among us ; they...be more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is mere dilhonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they will ; whereas in regular figures it is hard... | |
 | Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 pages
...finer •or is admirable, or any fuch expreffion of «fteem— but I fhould hardly advife any of thefe attempts in the figure of gardens' among us, they...more honour if they fucceed well, yet there is more difhonour if they fail, and it is twenty to one they •will ; whereas in regular figures it is hard... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 762 pages
...fine or is admirable, or any fuch expreffion of eüeem — but I fhould hardly advife any of theie attempts in the figure of gardens among us, they are adventures of too hard atchievement for an/ common hand> ; and though there may be more honour if they fuo ceed well, yet there is more diflionour... | |
 | 1788 - 734 pages
...admirable, or any fuch expreffion of efteem — but I mould hardly ad vile яг.у of thefe attempt* in the figure of gardens among us, they are adventures of too hatd achievement for any common hands ; and though there may be more honour if they fucceed well, yet... | |
 | 1782 - 682 pages
...any 'ïuch exprcffiun of efieem.— But I (hould hardly advile any of tltefe attemptb in the íigure of gardens among us ; they are •Adventures of too hard atchievement for »!.;• common hands ; and th6ugh there ÍBiay be more honour if they fucceed well, gft there ¡8... | |
 | George Mason - 1795 - 254 pages
...lived much among the " Chinefes. But I fhould hardly advife I j *' any of thefe attempts in the figures of " gardens among us ; they are adventures *' of too hard atchievement for common 4 • ' * Eflay on the Gardens of Epicurus. >. • \ "hands; clofely over-arched, the glade... | |
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