; and to some ofthem, where the scale was not too large, a degree of finished beautyworthy of being allied with the most polished architecture. But what-ever changes or improvements may be made in the appearance of suchroofs by persons whose taste led them towards such objects, in generalthe common… … There is an idea of rural simplicity annexed to a thatched cottage,which is very much in favour of that covering; and indeed the appear- 398 SIR UVEDALE PRICE ance of new thatch, both from its neatness and colour, is remarkablypleasing. It is no less picturesque, when mossy, ragged, and sunk…
Landscape gardening · Aesthetics
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