The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Part 2, Volume 11Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Page 388
... equal to the magnificence of kings . They contained artificial elevations of ground to a surprising height , of buildings pro- jected into the sea , and vast pieces of water upon land . In short , his extravagance was so great , that he ...
... equal to the magnificence of kings . They contained artificial elevations of ground to a surprising height , of buildings pro- jected into the sea , and vast pieces of water upon land . In short , his extravagance was so great , that he ...
Page 410
... equal distances , perhaps six inches from each other . The plants thus pro- duced possess superior strength and vigor to those raised directly from the seed , owing to the quantity of previously generated sap being greater in the bulb ...
... equal distances , perhaps six inches from each other . The plants thus pro- duced possess superior strength and vigor to those raised directly from the seed , owing to the quantity of previously generated sap being greater in the bulb ...
Page 413
... equal length , the stronger is depressed and the weaker elevated . All lateral shoots are care- fully removed . Next season as many branches are encouraged as can be laid in without over- shading each other ; and care is taken in the ...
... equal length , the stronger is depressed and the weaker elevated . All lateral shoots are care- fully removed . Next season as many branches are encouraged as can be laid in without over- shading each other ; and care is taken in the ...
Page 421
... equal degree of warmth above , especially for all tender exotic plants and for several months , which cannot be effected with horse - dung . They are thus made : -Dig a trench about three feet deep , if the ground be dry ; but , if wet ...
... equal degree of warmth above , especially for all tender exotic plants and for several months , which cannot be effected with horse - dung . They are thus made : -Dig a trench about three feet deep , if the ground be dry ; but , if wet ...
Page 422
... equal ; and the kind known by the name of patent crown glass is preferred . In stoves or hot - houses , where a high temperature must be maintained , the laps are puttied . In this case , a small central opening is left in the putty ...
... equal ; and the kind known by the name of patent crown glass is preferred . In stoves or hot - houses , where a high temperature must be maintained , the laps are puttied . In this case , a small central opening is left in the putty ...
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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.