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 387
... trees seems , from the account given by Josephus , ( Contra Apion , lib . i . s . 19 ) , to have been one view in these erections . And the success seems to have been answerable , as the trees , says Quintus Curtius , lib . 5 ...
... trees seems , from the account given by Josephus , ( Contra Apion , lib . i . s . 19 ) , to have been one view in these erections . And the success seems to have been answerable , as the trees , says Quintus Curtius , lib . 5 ...
Página 388
... trees were fig and mulberry , the soil not being proper for any other sorts . On his Tuscan villa he is more diffuse ; the garden makes a considerable part of the descrip- tion - and what was the principal beauty of that pleasure ground ...
... trees were fig and mulberry , the soil not being proper for any other sorts . On his Tuscan villa he is more diffuse ; the garden makes a considerable part of the descrip- tion - and what was the principal beauty of that pleasure ground ...
Página 389
... tree and shrub . The vene- rable oak , the romantic beech , the useful elm , even the aspiring circuit of the lime , the ... Trees were French groves seem green chests set upon poles . headed , and their sides pared away : many Seats of ...
... tree and shrub . The vene- rable oak , the romantic beech , the useful elm , even the aspiring circuit of the lime , the ... Trees were French groves seem green chests set upon poles . headed , and their sides pared away : many Seats of ...
Página 390
... trees From this walk are out of flower and fruit . three descents by many stone steps , in the mid- dle , and at each end , into a very large parterre . This is divided into quarters by gravel - walks , and adorned with two fountains ...
... trees From this walk are out of flower and fruit . three descents by many stone steps , in the mid- dle , and at each end , into a very large parterre . This is divided into quarters by gravel - walks , and adorned with two fountains ...
Página 391
... trees broke too uniform or too extensive a lawn ; ever- greens and woods were opposed to the glare of the champaign ; and where the view was less fortunate , or so much exposed as to be beheld at once , he blotted out some parts by ...
... trees broke too uniform or too extensive a lawn ; ever- greens and woods were opposed to the glare of the champaign ; and where the view was less fortunate , or so much exposed as to be beheld at once , he blotted out some parts by ...
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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.