A dissertation on oriental gardening / By Sr. William Chambers.

  • Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.
Date:
1773
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Credit: A dissertation on oriental gardening / By Sr. William Chambers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But though it might be impertinent as well as ufelefs to dart a new fydem of one’s own, it cannot be improper, nor totally unferviceable, to publifh that of others: efpecially of a people whofe (kill in Gardening has often been the fubjed of praife; and whofe manner has been fet up amongd us as the ftandard of imitation, without ever having been properly defined. It is a common faying. That from the word things fome good may be extracted; and even if what I have to relate fhould be i inferior to what is already known, yet furely fome ufeful hints may be collected from it. » ■* • I may therefore, without danger to myfelf, and it is hoped without offence to others, offer the following account of the Chinefe manner of Gardening ; which is collected from my own obfervations in China, from converfations with their Artids, and remarks tranfmitted to me at different times by travellers. A fketch of what I have now attempted to finifh, was publifhed fome years ago; and the favourable reception granted to that little performance, induced me to colled materials for this. B