...than refined horticultural pursuits. " When nations grow to civility and elegance," said Lord Bacon, " men come to build stately sooner than to garden finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection," — a perfection on the prevalence of which, even our republican edifice in a great measure must owe...

...than refined horticultural pursuits. " When nations grow to civility and elegance," said Lord Bacon, " men come to build stately sooner than to garden finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection,"—a perfection on the prevalence of which, even our republican edifice in a great measure...

...greatest refreshment to the spirits of man, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handiworks, and a man shall ever see that when ages grow to civility...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." Many of our common flowers and even fruit-trees were first introduced in the monastic ages, the good...

...poet's good taste in gardening was unquestionable. " For the honour of this art," Lord Bacon says, " a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility...finely ; as if gardening were the greater perfection." — Warton. The taste in gardening, like all other arts, must be progressive. The taste of Pope was...

...refreshment to the spirits of man ; without which, buildings and palaces are but gross handiworks : and man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to civility...finely; as if gardening were the greater perfection." Hints were sometimes thrown out by the Howard Smiths, touching the folly of wasting large sums upon...

...and buildings are but gross handyworks. A man " shall ever see that when ages grow to civility arid elegancy, men come to " build stately, sooner than...garden finely ; as if gardening were the " greater perfection."—LORD BACON. " Mira qusedam in colendis floribus suavitas, et delectatio."—CICERO....

...man shall ever see that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, soon then to garden finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection. I do hold it that in the Royal ordering of gardens, there ought to be gardens for all the months in the year, in...

...greatest refreshment to the spirits of man, without which, buildings and palaces are but gross handiworks; and a man shall ever see that when ages grow to civility...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." Bacon has followed up this sentiment in his two Essays on Buildings, and on Gardens, with many pleasing...

...is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man, without which building and palaces are bat grw» handy works : and a man shall ever see that when ages...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." So wrote Francis Lord Bacon near 300 years ago, and this pleasure still exists in the human heart as...

...it is the purest of human pleasures, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handiworks ; and a man shall ever see that when ages grow to civility...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." Which is perhaps true, as far as it goes; but gardens want that durability which gives to buildings...