 | Horticulture - 1834 - 550 pages
...; and indeed in general some foreign canse must operate to occasion it ; for nature working freelv, is as much inclined to balance a tree upon its trunk, as an animal upon its legs. And yet in some circumstances, I have seen beauty arise even from an unbalanced tree ; but it must arise... | |
 | William Gilpin - Forests and forestry - 1883 - 428 pages
...form : and, indeed, in general, some foreign cause must operate to occasion it ; for Nature, working freely, is as much inclined to balance a tree upon its trunk, as an animal upon its legs. * See page 88.— ED. 13 And yet, in some circumstances, 1 have seen beauty arise even from an unbalanced... | |
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... a column. An easy sweep is always agreeable : but, at the same time, it should not be such a sweep as discovers one side plainly overbalanced. On bleak sea coasts trees generally take an unbalanced form : and, indeed, in general, some foreign cause... 