 | several hands - 1774 - 596 pages
...appearance there } is a good engraving. " Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by man ? mere models or play-things ! imitations...diminutive as his works will always be, when compared to thole of Nature. Where ii now the boail of the architect ! Regularity, the only part in which he fancied... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1776 - 548 pages
...thofe ufed in architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive...Where is now the boaft of the architect ! regularity the only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her poffeflion,... | |
 | History - 1778 - 630 pages
...thofe ufed in architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men ! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive...Where is now the boaft of the architect? regularity, the only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miftrefs, nature, is here found in her pofleffion,... | |
 | John Knox - Fisheries - 1787 - 566 pages
..." Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by man ! mere models or plaything?, imitations as diminutive as his works will always...Where is now the boaft of the architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied hirafelf to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her poflcffion,... | |
 | 512 pages
...into the fhape of thofe ufed in architefture. Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or palaces built by man ? mere models or playthings, imitations...Where is now the boaft of the architect ? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied to exceed his miftrefs, Nature, is here found in her pofleffion,... | |
 | John Adams - World history - 1795 - 676 pages
...cathedrals or 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 Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1798 - 328 pages
...the palaces built by men ? Mere models, or playthings! imitations, as diminutive as his works v,ill always be, when compared to thofe of nature. Where is now the boaft of the architect? Regularity, the only part in which he fancied himfelf to exceed his miftrefs nature, is here found in his poffeffion,... | |
 | Robert Heron - Scotland - 1799 - 432 pages
...the lhape of thofe ufed in architec" ture. Compared to this, what are the " cathedrals and palaces built by man ! ", mere models or play-things, imitations...will always " be when compared to thofe of nature." The cavern diftinguimed by the name of Fian-mac-Couil, or Fingal the fon of Comhal's cave, extends... | |
 | History - 1801 - 554 pages
...thofe nfed in architecture. " Compared to this what are the cathedrals or the palaces built by men ! mere models or playthings, imitations as diminutive...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,... | |
 | William Guthrie, John Knox - Geography - 1801 - 1204 pages
...the ihape of thufe nfed in architecture. •' Compared to this, what are the cathedrals or palaces built by man ? mere models or playthings ; imitations...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... | |
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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 those of nature. 
