| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Planted a Garden •, and indeed it is the pureft of Human pleaiures. It is the greateft refrefhment to the Spirits 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 528 pages
...indeed of all Humane Pleafures that of a GARDEN is the Pureft. For it is the greatefl Refrefliment to the Spirits of Man ; without which, Buildings and Palaces are but grofs Handy-works, and have nothing of Nature in them. Further, a Man fliall fee, that when Ages advance... | |
| Bibliography - 1767 - 572 pages
...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 - Gardens - 1783 - 268 pages
...:.••/ A COMMENTARY and NOTES, By W. BURGH, Efq; LL. D. A GARDEN IS THE PUREST OF HUMAN PLEASURES; IT 13 THE GREATEST REFRESHMENT TO THE SPIRITS OF MAN, WITHOUT...PALACES ARE BUT GROSS HANDY-WORKS. AND A MAN SHALL IVJtK SEE, THAT WHEN AGES GROW TO CIVILITY AND ELSGANCE, MEN COME TO BUILD STATELY, SOONER THAJJ TO... | |
| William Mason - Gardens - 1783 - 272 pages
...OF HUMAN PLEASURES; IT ID •fHt GREATEST REFRESHMENT TO THE SPIRITS Of MAN, WITHOUT WHICH BUILDING] AND PALACES ARE BUT GROSS HANDY-WORKS. AND A MAN SHALL EVER SEE, THAT WHEN AGES GROW TO CIVILITY AND ELEGANCE, MEN COME TO BUILD STATELY, SOONER THAN TO GARDEN FINELY I AS IT GARDENING WERE THE GBEATER... | |
| William Mason - English poetry - 1783 - 264 pages
...added A COMMENTARY and NOTES, By W. BURGH, Efq; LL. D. A GARDEN IS THE PUREST OT HUMAN PLEASURES; IT 13 THE GREATEST REFRESHMENT TO THE SPIRITS OF MAN, WITHOUT WHICH BUILDINGS AND PALACES AK t ^ UT . GROSS HANDY-WORKS. AND A MAN SHALL EVER SEE, THAT WHEN AGES GROW TO CIYILITY AND IL«GANCE,... | |
| James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 390 pages
...in the operations of agriculture, and in beholding the growth and progrefs of the vegetable kingdom. It is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man, without which, even palaces are but grofa handy works, and a man (hall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and... | |
| George Mason - Gardens - 1795 - 254 pages
...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1797 - 454 pages
...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 450 pages
...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... | |
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