 minuter discriminations," a good example being the following treatment of Sir Charles's alterations at Grandison Hall: He has a great taste . . . yet not an expensive one; for he studies situation and convenience, and pretends not to level hills, or to...  the history of sir charles grandison - Seite 257von William miller, albemarle street: and james carpenter - 1811Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Richardson - 1754 - 388 Seiten
...ftudies fituation and convenience ; and pretends not to level hills, or to force and diftort nature j but to help it, as he finds it, without letting art be feen in his works, where he can poffibly avoid it. For he fays, He would rather let a ftranger be pleafed... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1883 - 522 Seiten
...forward creature I am. But, as he seems to be pre-engage«J — Well, but I shall soon know everything as to that. But sure he might call in as he went by....would rather let a stranger be pleased with what he as if it were always so; than to obtain comparative by informing him what it was in its former situation.... | |
 | Myra Reynolds - 1896 - 312 Seiten
...1753) there are two interesting passages concerning the estate of Sir Charles. It was his aim not " to force and distort nature, but to help it as he...seen in his works, where he can possibly avoid it (2: 276). A part of the estate was evidently laid out according to the ideas of Kent and Brown, but... | |
 | Myra Reynolds - 1896 - 312 Seiten
...1753) there are two interesting passages concerning the estate of Sir Charles. It was his aim not " to force and distort nature, but to help it as he...seen in his works, where he can possibly avoid it (2: 276). A part of the estate was evidently laid out according to the ideas of Kent and Brown, but... | |
 | Theodor Spira - 1928 - 280 Seiten
...Parallele zu Smollett, H. CI. I, 33, vgl. oben S. 9 f. »to force and distort nature, but to help it, äs he finds it, without letting art be seen in his works, where he can possibly avoid it«.1) Das Wort »romantic«, dessen Sinn anfänglich noch ein unbe* stimmter war, und das von Smollett... | |
 | Marijke Rudnik-Smalbraak - 1983 - 296 Seiten
...horticultural projects. Earlier in the novel Dr. Bartlett testifies to his patron's 'great taste' which was 'not an expensive one; for he studies situation and...seen in his works, where he can possibly avoid it' (II, 160-61). In brief, Grandison's conviction is that 'Art was to be put the handmaid of Nature' (III,... | |
 | Jocelyn Harris - 2003 - 288 Seiten
...expensive one' (II. 160- 1 ) . Sir Charles like Darcy 'will not force and distort nature; but . . . help it, as he finds it, without letting art be seen in his works, if he can possibly avoid it' . Darcy's taste is 'neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendor,... | |
 | Stephanie Fysh - 1997 - 172 Seiten
...property. Sir Charles's taste in landscaping is described for Harriet long before she ever sees his estate: "He has a great taste, the doctor tells us, yet not...seen in his works, where he can possibly avoid it." The descriptions of the gardens of Grandison-hall themselves show much less of a focus on nature than... | |
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