Thomas Gray, of the same period, went a step further in rejecting Chinese origins when he proclaimed, "It is not forty years since the art was born among us; and it is sure, that there was nothing in Europe like it, and as sure that we then had no information on this head from China."
與他同時代的文人葛雷，更在一七六三年，進一步撇清與中國的淵源。他說：「我們營造園林的技藝，草創也有四十年了，可以確定的是，歐洲本來完全沒有這樣的園林，我們的腦袋裡也並沒有來自中國的訊息。」