 And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music, than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air.  Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Σελίδα 75των George Lillie Craik - 1846Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1861 - 630 σελίδες
...exceed poppies for thcir durableness, and are far more ornamental.' — Mortimer. " A perpetual spring. know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast1 flowers of their smells ; so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of their... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 σελίδες
...poppies for their durubleness, ond are 6,r more ornamental.' — ifortimer. 11 A perpetual spring. the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight,...best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast i flowers of their smell ; so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of their sweetness,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 σελίδες
...breat.h of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight,...be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air.1 Roses, damask and red,2 are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may walk by a whole row... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 σελίδες
...flowers is far sweeter [13] in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight,...flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, [14] damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may walk by a whole row of them,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 σελίδες
...that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast1 flowers of their smells; so that yon may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of their sweetness, yea,2 though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 σελίδες
...of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to 1 Ribes. Currants. ' Rasps. Raspberries. ' Now will the corinths, now the rasps, supply Delicious draughts.'... | |
 | Charles Cowden Clarke - 1869 - 406 σελίδες
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight...flowers and plants that do best perfume the air.' But in endeavouring to carry out Bacon's plan, I ought not to omit to mention how much THE GREEN-HOUSE.... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 σελίδες
...of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight,...flowers of their smells ; so that you may walk by a 1 Flower-de-luce. * Currants. i Raspberries. * JennethmIis. " Codlins. i A large peach. ' Cherries.... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 510 σελίδες
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, where it comes and goes like the warbling of music, than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight...flowers and plants that do best perfume the air." As late as the year 1754, there was standing in the gardens of Gray's Inn an octagonal seat covered... | |
 | Osborne William Tancock - 1872 - 364 σελίδες
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight...morning's dew. Bays likewise yield no smell, as they grow; rpsemary little, nor sweet-marjoram. That, which, above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the... | |
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