 | John Claudius Loudon - 1835 - 1326 pagina’s
...notwithstanding the progress of the sister art of architecture ; which gave rise to the remark of the former, " that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection. " 32. The vale of Tempe, however, as described in the third book of /Elian's Various History, and the... | |
 | Sir Joseph Paxton - 1836 - 382 pagina’s
...are but gross handiworks : and a man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to civility and elegance, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely...; as if gardening were the greater perfection.— LORD BACOW. VOLUME THE SECOND. LONDON: OUR AND SMITH, PATERNOSTER ROW. MDCCCXXXVI. LONDON : BRADBURY... | |
 | Sir Joseph Paxton - 1836 - 384 pagina’s
...gross handiworks : and a man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to civility and elegance, men eome to build stately, sooner than to garden finely ; as if gardening were the greater perfection. — LORD BACON. VOLUME TFIE SECOND. LONDON: ORR AND SMITH, PATERNOSTER ROW. MDCCCXXXVI. XT LONDON :... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pagina’s
...Bacon on this subject: "Further, a man shall see " that when ages advance in civility and politeness, " men come to build stately sooner than to garden " finely, as if gardening was the greater per" fection." Yet Bacon himself may be considered to afford an instance of the inferior... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pagina’s
...refreshment of the spirits of man ; without which, buildings and palaces are but gross handyworks: and a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and...year : in which, severally, things of beauty may be then in season. For December and January, and the latter part of November, you must take such things... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pagina’s
...the prosperity or decline of the most mighty states. It is Lord Bacon who says that ' when ages do grow to civility and elegancy men come to build stately...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection.' According to Sir John Malcolm, the Persians had gardens from the period of their first king Mahabad.... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pagina’s
...the prosperity or decline of the most mighty slates. It is Lord Baron who says that ' when ages do grow to civility and elegancy men come to build stately...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." According to Sir John Malcolm, the Persians had gardens from the period of their first king Mahabad.... | |
 | 1838 - 1056 pagina’s
...the prosperity or decline of the most mighty states. It is Lord Bacon who says that ' when ages do grow to civility and elegancy men come to build stately...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection.' According to Sir John Malcolm, the Persians had gardens from the period of their first king Mahabad.... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 540 pagina’s
...prosperity or decline of the most mighty suites. ]| is Lord Bacon who says that ' when ages do prow lo civility and elegancy men come to build stately sooner...finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection.' According to Sir John Malcolm, the Persians had gardens from the period of their first king Mahabad.... | |
 | 1843 - 708 pagina’s
...hisEssay on Gardens. " Whenagesgrowtociviliiy and elegancy," he says in that interesting composition, " men come to build stately sooner than to garden finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." In illustration of this assertion of Bacon, (if, indeed, any assertion of that wonderful man required... | |
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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... 
