Flowers and Flower-gardensD'Rozario and Company, 1855 - 232 páginas |
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... observes that " besides the temper of our climate there are two things particular to us , that contribute much to the beauty and elegance of our gardens - which are , the gravel of our walks and the fineness and almost perpetual ON ...
... observes that " besides the temper of our climate there are two things particular to us , that contribute much to the beauty and elegance of our gardens - which are , the gravel of our walks and the fineness and almost perpetual ON ...
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... observes , “ is an art and a science in England - it is an institution . The pains that are taken in sowing , tending , cutting , clipping , rolling and otherwise nursing and coaxing it , being seconded by the often - falling tears of ...
... observes , “ is an art and a science in England - it is an institution . The pains that are taken in sowing , tending , cutting , clipping , rolling and otherwise nursing and coaxing it , being seconded by the often - falling tears of ...
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... observes , " is preferable to all other diversions . " His faith in the art of Landscape - gardening was unwavering . It could remove mountains . Here is an extract from his Diary . " Gave his brother some directions about his garden ...
... observes , " is preferable to all other diversions . " His faith in the art of Landscape - gardening was unwavering . It could remove mountains . Here is an extract from his Diary . " Gave his brother some directions about his garden ...
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... observes , that " nothing is more pleasant to the eye than green grass kept finely shorn . " Mason slightly qualifies his commendation of " the sage " by admitting that he had not quite completed his emancipation from the bad taste of ...
... observes , that " nothing is more pleasant to the eye than green grass kept finely shorn . " Mason slightly qualifies his commendation of " the sage " by admitting that he had not quite completed his emancipation from the bad taste of ...
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... observes in one of his letters , that " our skill in gardening , or rather laying out grounds , is the only taste we can call our own ; the only proof of original talent in matters of pleasure . This is no small honor to us ; " he ...
... observes in one of his letters , that " our skill in gardening , or rather laying out grounds , is the only taste we can call our own ; the only proof of original talent in matters of pleasure . This is no small honor to us ; " he ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
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Página 172 - O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet flow'ret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd, And guileless trust, 'Till she, like thee, all soil'd, is laid Low i
Página 173 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering worth is...
Página 15 - Harry, I do not only marvel where thou spendest thy time, but also how thou art accompanied : for though the camomile, the more it is trodden on the faster it grows, yet youth, the more it is wasted the sooner it wears.
Página 163 - It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there.
Página 131 - Dis's waggon ! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty ; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath ; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength, a malady Most incident to maids ; bold oxlips and The crown imperial ; lilies of all kinds, The flower-de-luce being one...
Página 197 - To me, fair friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I eyed, Such seems your beauty still. Three winters cold Have from the forests shook three summers...
Página 196 - twas beyond a mortal's share To wander solitary there: Two paradises 'twere in one, To live in Paradise alone. How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers, and herbs, this dial new; Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run; And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers!
Página 168 - At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts...
Página 134 - Return, Alpheus, the dread voice is past That shrunk thy streams ; return, Sicilian Muse, And call the vales, and bid them hither cast Their bells, and flowerets of a thousand hues.
Página 50 - To build, to plant, whatever you intend. To rear the column, or the arch to bend, To swell the terrace, or to sink the grot; In all, let nature never be forgot.