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
... hands of rude man , had at first been made a succedaneum to nature ; in the hands of osten- tatious wealth it became the means of opposing nature ; and , the more it traversed the march of the latter , the more nobility thought its ...
... hands of rude man , had at first been made a succedaneum to nature ; in the hands of osten- tatious wealth it became the means of opposing nature ; and , the more it traversed the march of the latter , the more nobility thought its ...
Page 391
... hand of the blue horizon . Succeeding artists have added new master- strokes to these touches ; perhaps improved or brought to perfection some that have been named . The introduction of foreign trees and plants contributed essentially ...
... hand of the blue horizon . Succeeding artists have added new master- strokes to these touches ; perhaps improved or brought to perfection some that have been named . The introduction of foreign trees and plants contributed essentially ...
Page 393
... hand that raised the cedar , formed the hyssop on the wall . Even the orchard , cultivated solely for advantage , exhibits beauties unequalled in the shrubbery ; nor can the green - house produce an appearance to excel the blossom of ...
... hand that raised the cedar , formed the hyssop on the wall . Even the orchard , cultivated solely for advantage , exhibits beauties unequalled in the shrubbery ; nor can the green - house produce an appearance to excel the blossom of ...
Page 395
... hand . Bulbous roots in boxes , pots , or glasses , require a regular attention to water them ; and the earth should be stirred up once a week . Carnations must be fresh potted , and sheltered from heavy rains by mats . Flowering shrubs ...
... hand . Bulbous roots in boxes , pots , or glasses , require a regular attention to water them ; and the earth should be stirred up once a week . Carnations must be fresh potted , and sheltered from heavy rains by mats . Flowering shrubs ...
Page 396
... hand- glasses over it . Sow cress and mustard very thin for seed . Cucumber beds must be kept to a good heat , by cutting off some around the sides , and adding fresh hot dung instead of it . Plant out the second crop on a fresh bed ...
... hand- glasses over it . Sow cress and mustard very thin for seed . Cucumber beds must be kept to a good heat , by cutting off some around the sides , and adding fresh hot dung instead of it . Plant out the second crop on a fresh bed ...
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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.