 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 oldal
...of Man $ without which Buildings and Palaces are but Grofs Handy-works. And a Man ftiall ever fee, that when Ages grow to Civility and Elegancy, Men come to Build Stately, fooner than to Garden Finely: As if Gardening were the greater Perfection. I do hold it in the Royal... | |
 | 1767 - 572 oldal
...Murray's letter ;o Mr. Mafun, in our láft Kevifcw. are but grofs handy-works. And a man (hall ever fee, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build ilately, former than to garden finely : as if gardening were the greater perfection." The poem opens... | |
 | William Mason - 1778 - 168 oldal
...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 TO BUILD STATELY, SOONER THAN TO GARDEN FINELY I AS IF GARDENING WERE THE GREATER PERFECTION. VERULA M. LONDON PRINTED: And Sold by J. DODSLEY, in... | |
 | George Mason - 1795 - 254 oldal
...Orontes, and th' infpir'd Gaftalian fpring. PLB 4. ver. 272.] GRECIAN GARDENING. LORD BACON obferves, " that when ages " grow to civility and elegancy, men come " to build (lately fooner than to garden " finely, as if gardening were the greater " perfection -f" — alluding... | |
 | William Mason - 1796 - 264 oldal
...SPIRII S OF MAN, WITHOUT WHICH BUILDINGS AND PALACES ARE BUT GR09S HANDYWORKS. AND A MAN SHALL EVER SE*, THAT WHEN AGES GROW TO CIVILITY AND ELEGANCY, MEN COME TO BUILD STATELY, SOONER THAN TO GARDEN FIN ELY : AS IFC.A&PENING WERK THE GREATER PERFECTION. VERULAM. THE ENGLISH GARDEN. BOOK THE FIRST.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 450 oldal
...gardening was unqueftionable. " For the honour of this art," Lord Bacon fays, " a man fhall ever fee, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build ftately, fooner than to garden finely ; as if gardening were the greater perfeaion." an orbicular figure... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 454 oldal
...gardening was unqueftionable. " For the honour of this art," Lord Bacon fays, " a man mall ever fee, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build ftately, fooner than to garden finely ; as if gardening were the greater pcrfection." an orbicular... | |
 | John Sims - 1807 - 396 oldal
...the Spirits of Man, without which Buildings are but grofs Handy- Works : and a Man fhall ever fee, that, when Ages grow to Civility and Elegancy, Men come to build ftalely fooner than to garden finely, as if Gardening were the greater Perfection. BACON. LONDON: Printed... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 oldal
...in gardening to be the most decisive proof of civilization ; " a man shall ever see," he remarks, " that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men...come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely: as if gardening were the greater perfection *." It is, therefore, highly to the credit of Addition,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 oldal
...in gardening to be the most decisive proof of civilization ; " a man shall ever see," he remarks, " that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men...come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely: as if gardening were the greater perfection *." It is, therefore, highly to the credit of Addison,... | |
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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 palaces are but gross... 
