 Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells; so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning's dew.  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 483by Francis Bacon - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825
...delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may...above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violet, especially the white double violet, which comes twice a year, about the middle... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825
...delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may...above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violet, especially the white double violet, which comes twice a year, about the middle... | |
 | S. Waring - Plants - 1827 - 80 pages
...know what be the flowers that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are flowers tenacious of their smells, so that you may walk by a whole row...nothing of their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning dew. Bays likewise yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram. That which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 216 pages
...delight than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may...no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram ; that which, above all others, yields the sweetest smeil in the air, is the violet, especially... | |
 | Horticulture - 1834
...delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may...yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, vield no smell, as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet-marjoram ; that which above all others yields... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1838 - 832 pages
...delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells; so that you may...smell, as they grow ; rosemary, little ; nor sweet marjoram. That which above all others yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violet; especially... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840
...delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ; so that you may...no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram ; that which, above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violet, especially... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846
...delight than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells, so that you may...no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram. That which above all others yields the sweetest smell in the air is the violet, especially... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846
...plants that do best perfume the a". Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells, so 'hat you may walk by a whole row of them and find nothing...no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram. That which above all others yields the sweetest "nell in the air is the violet, especially... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1886
...what be the flowers and plants that do but perfume the air. Roses damask and red are flowers tenacious of their smells, so that you may walk by a whole row...nothing of their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning dew. Bays likewise yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet-majoram. That which... | |
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