 In sculpture, as in the figures of their idols, the Chinese artists seem to delight in distortion and deformity. Their music is not regulated by any principles of science : they have no semi-tones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The...  Tytler's Elements of general history - 270. oldalszerző: Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1875Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1818 - 440 oldal
...8. In some of the arts the Chinese have attained great excellence. In China agriculture is carried to the highest pitch of improvement. There is not a spot of waste land in the whole empire ; nor any land which is not highly cultivated.* The emperor himself is the chief of the husbandmen, and annually... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1819 - 442 oldal
...have no semi-tones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but has...himself is the chief of the husbandmen, and annually holds-the plough with his own hands. Hence, and from the modes of economising food, is supported the... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1823 - 626 oldal
...0. In some of the ails the Chinese have attained great excel, lence. In China agriculture S carried to the highest pitch of improvement. There is not...spot of ..waste land in the whole empire, nor any land which is not highly cultivated. The emperor himself is the chief of the husbandmen, and annually... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 oldal
...have no semi-tones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but has...perfection. Agriculture is carried in China to the 114 EMPIRE OF CHINA. highest pitch of improvement. There is not a spot of waste land in the whole empire,... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1827 - 494 oldal
...have no semi-tones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but has...perfection. Agriculture is carried in China to the What is the state of the sciences in China nt this time ? — What arts in China axo carried to a great... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1832 - 410 oldal
...imperfect and untunable. The Chinese archilcture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but as no grandeur or symmetrical beauty. 8. Yet, in some of the arts, the Chinese have attained to ;reat perfection. Agriculture is carried in China to the What is the state of the sciences in China... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1840 - 684 oldal
...have no semitones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance; but has...There is not a spot of waste land in the whole empire, iiorany which is not highly cultivated. The Emperor himself is the chief of the husbandmen, and annually... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1858 - 736 oldal
...have no semitones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but has...have attained to great perfection. Agriculture is earned, in China, to the highest pitch of improvement. The emperor himself is the chief of the husbandmen,... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1862 - 650 oldal
...have no semi-tones ; and their instruments are imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, but has no grandeur or symmetrical beauty. is not a spot of waste land in the whole empire, nor any which is not highly cultivated. The emperor... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1872 - 684 oldal
...imperfect and untunable. The Chinese architecture has variety, lightness, and sometimes elegance, hut has no grandeur or symmetrical beauty. 8. Yet, in some of the arts, the Chinese have attuned to great perfection. Agriculture is carried in China to the highest pitch of improvement. There... | |
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