Chambers, William: A Dissertation On Oriental Gardening (London: Griffin [u.a.], 1773)

the understanding, At his firfl: entrance, he sees a large
green field, scattered over with a few straggling trees, and
verged with aconfused border of little shrubs and ssowers;
on farther inspedion, he finds a little serpentine path,
twining in regular esses amongst the Ihrubs of the border,
upon which he is to go round, to look on one side at
what he has already seen, the large green field; and on
the other side at the boundary, which is never more
than a few yards from him, and always obtruding upon
his sight. From time to time he perceives a little seat
or temple stuck up against the wall: happy in the di st
covcry, he sits down to rest his wearied limbs, and then
reels on again, cursing the line of beauty ; till, spent
with satigue, half roasted by the sun, for there is never
any (hade, and dying for want of entertainment, he
resolves to see no more : vain resolution! there is but one
path; he must either drag on to the end, or return by
the tedious way he came.
Such is the savourite plan of all our smaller gardens :
and our larger works are only a repetition of the small

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