 And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music, than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air.  Bacon - Seite 215von Francis Bacon - 1900 - 272 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 Seiten
...Plantf that do beft perfume the Air. Refes Damask and Red arc Flowers tenacious of their Smells, fo that you may walk by a whole Row of them, and find nothing of their Swectnefs i yea, though it be in a Morning Dew. Bays likewife yield no Smell as they grow, Roferaary... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 Seiten
...are Flowers te• * nacious Of GARDENS. 187 nacious of their Smell, nor do they tinge the Air ; fo that you may walk by a whole Row of them, and find nothing of their Sweetnefs, yea, tho' it be in a Morning Dew. Bays likewife yield no Smell as they grow : Rofemary not... | |
 | 1807 - 474 Seiten
...(when it comes and goes like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air." Bacon's Essays, 8vo. edit. 1701, p. 124. Part of the passage is, I think, rather a far-fetched conceit*... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 Seiten
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that...their smells ; so that you may walk by a whole row of I'and find nothing of their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that...do best perfume the air. Roses damask and red are flowers tenacious of their smells, so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 Seiten
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music, than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that...nothing of their sweetness : yea, though it be in a moming's dew. Bays likewise yield no smell, as they grow ; rosemary, little ; nor sweet marjoram. That... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 Seiten
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music,) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that...may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of Jheir sweetness ; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1821 - 614 Seiten
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be the flowers and Ïlauts that do best perfume the air.' For the heath wish it to be framed as much as may be to a natural... | |
 | 1821 - 416 Seiten
...breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music,) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be ' e flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Hoses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their... | |
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