| William Hone - 1832 - 852 Seiten
...where, and destroy Termin-* God Almighty first planted я garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures ; it is the greatest refreshment to the...of man, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handyworks. Bacon. O* OBSERVING A BLOSSOM OH THE FIRST OF FKBRCABY. Sweet OOWST ! tbu peeping... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 Seiten
...palace itself. OF GARDENS. GOD Almighty first planted a garden ; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures ; it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man; without which buildings and palace? are but gross handiworks : and a man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to civility and elegancy,... | |
| 1834 - 550 Seiten
...fortunate. Thus Lord Bacon begins his Essay : — " God Almighty first planted a garden ; and indeed it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man ; without which, buildings and palaces are but gross handy works: and a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come... | |
| Thomas Green Fessenden - 1835 - 318 Seiten
...the New fingland Farmer. 14 God Almighty first planted a Garden; and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures : it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man ; without which Luildings and palaces are but gross handy-works. — Bacon's Essays." In conformity to the act of the... | |
| Alfred John Kempe - 1836 - 554 Seiten
...Almighty !" observes the sage essayist, " first planted a garden, and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures, it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits...of man, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handyworks." Of the bright and many coloured blossoms of the vegetable kingdom he poetically... | |
| Alfred John Kempe - 1836 - 558 Seiten
...Almighty !" observes the sage essayist, " first planted a garden, and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures, it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits...of man, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handyworks." Of the bright and many coloured blossoms of the vegetable kingdom he poetically... | |
| Sir Joseph Paxton - 1836 - 384 Seiten
...REGISTER OF FLOWERING PLANTS. God Almighty first planted a garden ; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures ; it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man ; without which building* and palaces are but gross handiworks : and a man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to... | |
| 1852 - 618 Seiten
...' God Almighty' (says Lord Bacon) ' first planted a garden ; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures ; it is the greatest refreshment to the...spirits of man ; without which buildings and palaces arc but gross handyworks.' And yet gardens of old were systematically made scenes of voluptuousness... | |
| Thomas Green Fessenden - 1839 - 320 Seiten
...THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. GOD ALMIOHTY first planted a Garden ; and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures : it is the greatest refreshment to the...man ; without which buildings and palaces are but gross handy-works. BACON'S ESSAYS. THIRTEENTH EDITION. BOSTON: OTIS, BROADERS, & COMPANY. PHILADELPHIA:... | |
| Thomas Green Fessenden - 1839 - 320 Seiten
...the New Kngland Farmer. ''God Almighty first planted a Garden ; and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures : it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man ; without which cui-dings and palaces are but gross handy,works. — Bacon's Essays." In conformity to the act of the... | |
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