...to tell how, if art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped hrooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed 240 Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In heds and curious knots, hut nature hoon Pour'd...

...artificial taste of gardening in the times when he lived, in those well-known verses, — " Flowers Poured out profuse on hill and dale and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open...

...artificial taste of gardening in the times when he lived, in those well-known verses.— "Flower» worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Poured out profuse on hill and dale and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open...

...superate jugum. Et ibid. [754. — D.] Et tumulum capit. [f these ; Itl ed. " those."— D.] k Flowers worthy of paradise, which not nice art In beds and...Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Paradise Lost, lib. iv. [241.— D.] 1 For earth hath this variety from heaven Of pleasure situate...

...VOL. XXI. F taste of gardening, in the times when he lived, in those well-known verses : — " Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Poured out profuse on hill, and dale, and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The...

...VOL. XXI. F taste of gardening, in the times when he lived, in those well-known verses : — " Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots- but Nature boon Poured out profuse on hill, and dale, and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The...

...equal truth, our great countryman, Milton. Speaking of the flowers of paradise, he calls them flowers, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Pours forth profuse on bill, and dale, and plain. PL 6. 4. e. 24S. Soon after this passage he subjoins...

...superate jugum. Et ibid. [754. — D.] Et tumulum capit. [t these ; 1** ed. " those."— D.] k Flowers worthy of paradise, which not nice art In beds and...Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Paradise Lost, lib. iv. [241.— D.] 1 For earth hath this variety from heaven Of pleasure situate...

...rather to tell how, if art could tell, How from that saphire 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 240 Flow'rs worthy of paradise, which not nice art 237 critped brooks] ' Tremuloque alarum remige criipat...

...their voice. These are as the lingering relics of the garden of Eden, rich in spontaneous flowers, " Which not nice art, In beds and curious knots, but...Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain." But our woodland favorites may be transformed by cultivation into the noblest flowers, and we recognise...