 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1774 - 366 pages
...as a piece of happinefs, that I have never fallen into any of thefe fantaftical taftes, nor cfteemed any thing the more for its being uncommon and hard to be met with. For this reafon, I look upon the whole Country in fpiing-tlme as a fpacious garden, and make as many vifits... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 638 pages
...his tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest...reason, I look upon the whole country in springtime as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies, or a bank of violets, as a florist does... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...his tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity and odd ness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest...I look upon the whole country in spring-time, as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies, or a bank of violets, as a florist does... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...•ind oddncss, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not alwayi the greatest beantic*. I have often looked upon it as a piece of happiness, that I have never fallen into any of these fanUitical tastes, nor esteemed any thing the more fur its being uncommon and hard to he met with.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...bis tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest...hard to be met with. For this 'reason I look upon the vihole country in spring-time as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies, or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 446 pages
...the greatest beauties. I have often looked upon if as a piece of happincs*, that I have never talien into any of these fantastical tastes, nor esteemed...I look upon the whole country in spring-time as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies, or a bank of violets, as a florist does... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 314 pages
...his tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity -and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest beauties. I have often looked upon il as a piece of happiness that I have never fallen into any of these fantastical tastes, nor esteemed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 pages
...his tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest...I look upon the whole country in spring-time as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies or a bank of violets, as a florist does... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 384 pages
...his tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest...I look upon the whole country in spring-time as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies or a bank of violets, as a florist does... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 288 pages
...his tulips, which I found received all their value from their rarity and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest...I look upon the whole country in spring-time as a spacious garden, and make as many visits to a spot of daisies or a bank of violets, as a florist does... | |
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He then showed me what he thought the finest of his tulips; which I found received all their value from their rarity and oddness, and put me in mind of your great fortunes, which are not always the greatest beauties. 
