Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written : the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts (1805)
Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818, Repton, J. Adey (John Adey), 1775-1860 · London : Printed by T. Bensley ... for J. Taylor ... · leaf 222
rises from that great source ofbad taste, to introduce what is called a pretty thing, withoutany reference to its character, situation, or uses. Even in oldGothic cottages, we never see the sharp pointed arch, but oftenthe flat arch of Henry VIII, and perhaps there is no form morepicturesque for a… … There are few situations in which any building, whether ofrude materials or highly finished architecture, can be properlyintroduced without some trees near it. Yet the summit of anaked brow, commanding views in every direction, may requirea covered seat or pavilion ; for such a situation, where an…
