 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.  The Horticultural Register - Page 511834Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | 1807 - 474 pages
...(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 - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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...yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram; that which, above all others, yields... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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...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
...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...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 (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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...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 (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...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...yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays likewise yield no smell, as they grow ; rosemary, little ;. nor sweet marjoram. That which above all others... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...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...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
...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...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,... | |
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