The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Parte 2,Volumen 11Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Página 388
... opposing nature ; and , the more it traversed the march of the latter , the more nobility thought its power was demonstrated . Canals measured by the lowed . The contiguous ground of the park with- out 388 HORTICULTURE .
... opposing nature ; and , the more it traversed the march of the latter , the more nobility thought its power was demonstrated . Canals measured by the lowed . The contiguous ground of the park with- out 388 HORTICULTURE .
Página 393
... March , should now be sown . As soon as they are three or four days ' old put each into a small pot , and every week sow more to have plenty of plants . Dung should be wheeled into the kitchen - garden in frosty weather , when other ...
... March , should now be sown . As soon as they are three or four days ' old put each into a small pot , and every week sow more to have plenty of plants . Dung should be wheeled into the kitchen - garden in frosty weather , when other ...
Página 395
... clock , or whenever it begins to be foggy . MARCH . The first week in this month , like the last in February , is very valuable to the good gardener and must be used industriously if he would have things HORTICULTURE . 395.
... clock , or whenever it begins to be foggy . MARCH . The first week in this month , like the last in February , is very valuable to the good gardener and must be used industriously if he would have things HORTICULTURE . 395.
Página 398
... March , should be deferred no longer , and sown very thin . Auri- culas in bloom must be constantly attended to , and defended from violent winds , but yet have plenty of air in mild weather ; the seed - beds will want frequent and ...
... March , should be deferred no longer , and sown very thin . Auri- culas in bloom must be constantly attended to , and defended from violent winds , but yet have plenty of air in mild weather ; the seed - beds will want frequent and ...
Página 401
... March , or any on the hot - beds . Seedling plants should be attended to , and shaded with mats , when the sun is hot in the middle of the day , and be often watered . Succulent plants should be earthed at the top , but not shifted ...
... March , or any on the hot - beds . Seedling plants should be attended to , and shaded with mats , when the sun is hot in the middle of the day , and be often watered . Succulent plants should be earthed at the top , but not shifted ...
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Página 389 - But rather to tell how, if art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Página 583 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Página 664 - Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Página 479 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Página 439 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Página 439 - Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the...
Página 444 - And fuel'd entrails thence conceiving fire, Sublimed with mineral fury, aid the winds, And leave a singed bottom all involved With stench and smoke : such resting found the sole Of unblest feet.
Página 438 - An Account of the principal Lazarettos in Europe ; with various Papers relative to the Plague ! together with further observations on some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals, and additional Remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland.
Página 746 - All scatter'd in the bottom of the sea. Some lay in dead men's skulls ; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As 'twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems, That woo'd the slimy bottom of the deep, And mock'd the dead bones that lay scatter'd by.
Página 588 - And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity at his side Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from his head.