 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...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 - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...know what be the flowers and plants, that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of 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 - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...be the flowers and plants 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...nothing of their sweetness ; yea, though it be in a morning dew. Bays likewise yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet-marjoram. That which... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...be the flowers and plants 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...nothing of their sweetness ; yea, though it be in a morning dew. Bays likewise yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet-marjoram. That which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may walk by...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 pages
...to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you 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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells: so that you may walk by a...sweetness : yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Baj's likewise yield no smell, as they grow; rosemary, little ; nor sweet marjorum. That which above... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may walk by...no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet majoram ; that which, above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violet, especially... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells; so that you may walk by a...no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet majoram ; that which, above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violet, especially... | |
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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.... 
