The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Part 2, Volume 11Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Page 387
... give practical directions : - SECT . I. - HISTORY OF GARDENING . 6 ' Gardening , ' says Mr. Walpole , was proba- bly one of the first arts that succeeded to that of building houses , and naturally attended pro- perty and individual ...
... give practical directions : - SECT . I. - HISTORY OF GARDENING . 6 ' Gardening , ' says Mr. Walpole , was proba- bly one of the first arts that succeeded to that of building houses , and naturally attended pro- perty and individual ...
Page 388
... give an adequate idea of the style in which his gardens were disposed ; and little is to be traced in Virgil relative to this subject . Pines , it seems probable , were a favorite orna- ment in gardens ( Eccl . vii . 65 ) ; and flowers ...
... give an adequate idea of the style in which his gardens were disposed ; and little is to be traced in Virgil relative to this subject . Pines , it seems probable , were a favorite orna- ment in gardens ( Eccl . vii . 65 ) ; and flowers ...
Page 391
... give a greater air of truth to the scene -but he was soon laughed out of this excess . His ruling principle was , that nature abhors a straight line . His mimics , for every genius has his apes , seemed to think that she could love no ...
... give a greater air of truth to the scene -but he was soon laughed out of this excess . His ruling principle was , that nature abhors a straight line . His mimics , for every genius has his apes , seemed to think that she could love no ...
Page 394
... give them air , and plant some out , leaving only the two strongest under each glass . No. of Crops . for bell glasses 1 on open. soon as the frost begins , and the rest covered with straw . Ground lying vacant should be digged up , if ...
... give them air , and plant some out , leaving only the two strongest under each glass . No. of Crops . for bell glasses 1 on open. soon as the frost begins , and the rest covered with straw . Ground lying vacant should be digged up , if ...
Page 395
... Give plenty of air to the forced ones . Sow melons at the beginning of the month for the first crop , and , when about three days old , plant each in a small pot . Plant mint in pots on a hot - bed . Defend mushroom beds from wet . Sow ...
... Give plenty of air to the forced ones . Sow melons at the beginning of the month for the first crop , and , when about three days old , plant each in a small pot . Plant mint in pots on a hot - bed . Defend mushroom beds from wet . Sow ...
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Page 389 - But rather to tell how, if art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Page 583 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Page 664 - Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Page 479 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 439 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Page 439 - Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the...
Page 444 - And fuel'd entrails thence conceiving fire, Sublimed with mineral fury, aid the winds, And leave a singed bottom all involved With stench and smoke : such resting found the sole Of unblest feet.
Page 438 - An Account of the principal Lazarettos in Europe ; with various Papers relative to the Plague ! together with further observations on some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals, and additional Remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland.
Page 746 - All scatter'd in the bottom of the sea. Some lay in dead men's skulls ; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As 'twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems, That woo'd the slimy bottom of the deep, And mock'd the dead bones that lay scatter'd by.
Page 588 - And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity at his side Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from his head.