 The red'ning apple ripens here to gold. Here the blue fig with luscious juice o'erflows, With deeper red the full pomegranate glows, The branch here bends beneath the weighty pear, And verdant olives flourish round the year.  The Antiquary - Page 108edited by - 1890Full view - About this book
 | 1714 - 382 pages
...Homer's Odjfs. 7. Clofe to the Gates a fpacions Garden lies, From Storms defended and inclement Skies : Four Acres was th' allotted Space of Ground, Fenc'd with a green Enclofure all around. Tall thrilling Trees confeft the fruitful Mold; The red'ning Apple ripens here... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1727 - 406 pages
...the fame Hand. CLofe to the Gates a fpacious Garden lies, From Storms defended and inclement Skies : Four Acres was th' allotted Space of Ground, Fenc'd with a green Enclofure all around. Tall thriving Trees confeft the fruitful Mold ; The red'ning Apple ripens here... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1785 - 698 pages
...i«clofcd— four acres. Four acres was thr allotted fpace of ground) t Fenc'd with a green iuclofure all around. The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears, olives, and vines. P p Tall thriving trees confets'd the fruitful mold ; . . • The redoing apple ripens into gold. j... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 762 pages
...inclofed— four acres. Four acres was th' allotted fpace of ground, Fenc'd with a gveen inclofure all around. The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears, olives, and vines. Tall thriving trees confefs'd the fruitful The rediiing apple ripens into gold. Here the blue fig with... | |
 | 1782 - 682 pages
...inclofed — four acres. Foui acre« was th' allotted fpace of ground, Fcnc'd with a green ¡nclolure all around. The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears, olives, and vines. Tall thriving trees confefs'd the fruitful mould ; The redning apple ripens into gold. Here the blue... | |
 | William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...enclofed only four acres : Four acres was th' allotted fpace of ground, Fenc'd ivith a green enclofure all around. The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears, olives, and vines. Previoufly to this, however, we have in the facred writings hints of a garden more luxurioufly furnifhed.... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1796 - 460 pages
...' clofed — four acres. Four acres was th' allotted fpace of ground, Fenc'd with a green inclofure all around. ' The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears. ' olives, and vines. Tall thriving trees confefs?d the fruitful mold ; The redning apple ripens into gold. Here the blue... | |
 | Mr. Marshall (William) - 1803 - 460 pages
...inclosed within a ' quickset hedge. The whole compass of this ' pompous garden inclosed—four acres. j Four acres was th' allotted space of ground, Fenc'd with a green inclosure all around. ' The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears, ' olives, and vines. Tall... | |
 | 1803 - 494 pages
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 | Homer - 1806 - 212 pages
...industrious arts. 166 Close to the gates a spacious garden lies, From storms defended and inclement skies. Four acres was th' allotted space of ground, Fenc'd with a green enclosure all around : 145 Tall thriving trees confess'd the fruitful mould ; The red'ning apple ripens here to gold : Here... | |
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