...in all wholesome Art, and gardening at its best is a fine art. For ever true is what Bacon says : ' Men come to build stately sooner than to ' garden finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection.' To borrow illustrations from other arts, the champions of the formal...

...civilization ; " a man shall ever see," he remarks, " that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely: as if gardening were the greater perfection *." It is, therefore, highly to the credit of Addition, that at a time...

...civilization ; " a man shall ever see," he remarks, " that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely: as if gardening were the greater perfection *." It is, therefore, highly to the credit of Addison, that at a time when...

...palaces are but gross handiworks. And a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely : as if gardening were the greater perfection. VKRDLAM. PREFACE. As the Four Books, which compose the following Poem,...

...palaces are but gross handiworks. And a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely : as if gardening were the greater perfection. VERULAM. PREFACE. As the Four Books, which compose the following Poem,...

...are but gross handy works : and a man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely; as if gardening were the greater perfection. I do hold it, in the royal ordering of gardens, there ought to be gardens...

...are but gross handyworks ; and a man shall ever see, that, when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely ; as if gardening were the greater perfection. I do hold it, in the royal ordering of gardens, there ought to be gardens...

...of gardening to architecture : " A man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately sooner than to garden finely; as if gardening were the greater perfection." The truth, however, of the fact here asserted by Aristotle appears, not...

...palaces are but gross handy-works, and a man shall ever see that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely, as if gardening were the greater perfection." At FROGMORE HER MAJESTY has held several fetes, to which the public,...

...palaces are but gross handyworks. And a man shall ever see, that when ages grow to civility and elegancy, men come to build stately, sooner than to garden finely : as if gardening were the greater perfection. I do hold it in the royal ordering of Gardens, there ought to, be Gardens...