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
... pieces of water upon land . In short , his extravagance was so great , that he acquired the appellation of the Roman ... piece of luxury relative to gardens , which is equally prevalent at present among us , namely , the forcing of ...
... pieces of water upon land . In short , his extravagance was so great , that he acquired the appellation of the Roman ... piece of luxury relative to gardens , which is equally prevalent at present among us , namely , the forcing of ...
Página 394
... pieces until they are in flower , for shade draws all flowers up very weak . Boxes under five inches deep , eight wide , and sixteen long , filled with light sandy earth , without any dung , are better than glasses , and will not ...
... pieces until they are in flower , for shade draws all flowers up very weak . Boxes under five inches deep , eight wide , and sixteen long , filled with light sandy earth , without any dung , are better than glasses , and will not ...
Página 398
... pieces of fresh turf , or sow some hay seeds . Prepare the ground by levelling , early in the month , where fresh walks are to be made . Gravel walks must be fre- quently rolled in dry weather , and turned if the top be dirty , but ...
... pieces of fresh turf , or sow some hay seeds . Prepare the ground by levelling , early in the month , where fresh walks are to be made . Gravel walks must be fre- quently rolled in dry weather , and turned if the top be dirty , but ...
Página 401
... pieces of broken earthen plates or dishes under the fruit . Plant out those for the oiled VOL . XI . papers . Examine often the mushroom beds , that they do not want water . Thin the onions to six or eight inches distant . Thin parsley ...
... pieces of broken earthen plates or dishes under the fruit . Plant out those for the oiled VOL . XI . papers . Examine often the mushroom beds , that they do not want water . Thin the onions to six or eight inches distant . Thin parsley ...
Página 409
... pieces of the root , having eyes or buds attached to them ; but it rises freely from seed , sown in patches in March , and leaving fully two feet between each patch . During the first two years , it must be well hoed and weeded . At the ...
... pieces of the root , having eyes or buds attached to them ; but it rises freely from seed , sown in patches in March , and leaving fully two feet between each patch . During the first two years , it must be well hoed and weeded . At the ...
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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.