 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 str.
...Plantf that do beft perfume the Air. Refes Damask and Red arc Flowers tenacious of their Smells, fo that you may walk by a whole Row of them, and find nothing of their Swectnefs i yea, though it be in a Morning Dew. Bays likewife yield no Smell as they grow, Roferaary... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 str.
...are Flowers te• * nacious Of GARDENS. 187 nacious of their Smell, nor do they tinge the Air ; fo that you may walk by a whole Row of them, and find nothing of their Sweetnefs, yea, tho' it be in a Morning Dew. Bays likewife yield no Smell as they grow : Rofemary not... | |
 | 1807 - 474 str.
...(when it comes and goes like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air." Bacon's Essays, 8vo. edit. 1701, p. 124. Part of the passage is, I think, rather a far-fetched conceit*... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 str.
...sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music,) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know...their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram; that which, above... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 str.
...sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know...their smells ; so that you may walk by a whole row of I'and find nothing of their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 str.
...sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight than to know...do best perfume the air. Roses damask and red are flowers tenacious of their smells, so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 str.
...sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight than to know...do best perfume the air. Roses damask and red are flowers tenacious of their smells, so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 str.
...sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music,) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know...may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of Jheir sweetness ; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 str.
...sweeter in the air, (where it comes and goes, like the Warbling of music), than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know...their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram; that which, above... | |
 | 1821 - 416 str.
...for that delight, than to know what be ' e flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. Hoses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells ;...sweetness ; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. Bays, likewise, yield no smell as they grow, rosemary little, nor sweet marjoram ; that which, above... | |
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And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music,) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air. 
