On the Portraits of English Authors on GardeningJ. Ridgway, Wilson, and by all booksellers, 1828 - 36 pages |
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Page viii
... Switzer tells us, that “ in the least interval of ease, gardening took up a great part of his time, in which he was not only a delighter, but likewise a great judge,”-—-the Earl of Essex, whom Lord William Russell said, “ was the ...
... Switzer tells us, that “ in the least interval of ease, gardening took up a great part of his time, in which he was not only a delighter, but likewise a great judge,”-—-the Earl of Essex, whom Lord William Russell said, “ was the ...
Page viii
... Switzer tells us , that " in the least inter- val of ease , gardening took up a great part of his time , in which he was not only a delighter , but likewise a great judge , ” — the Earl of Essex , whom Lord William Russell said , " was ...
... Switzer tells us , that " in the least inter- val of ease , gardening took up a great part of his time , in which he was not only a delighter , but likewise a great judge , ” — the Earl of Essex , whom Lord William Russell said , " was ...
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... Switzer , says , that " he was courted and caressed by all ; we must hardly ever expect his * The celebrated Quintinye says , " I solemnly declare , that after a dili- gent observation of the moon's changes for thirty years together ...
... Switzer , says , that " he was courted and caressed by all ; we must hardly ever expect his * The celebrated Quintinye says , " I solemnly declare , that after a dili- gent observation of the moon's changes for thirty years together ...
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... Switzer again thus adds to his affectionate and zealous record of Mr. Lon- don : " he was perfectly well skilled in fruit , which seemed to be his master - piece ; and it can be no great blemish to his character , that he was not the ...
... Switzer again thus adds to his affectionate and zealous record of Mr. Lon- don : " he was perfectly well skilled in fruit , which seemed to be his master - piece ; and it can be no great blemish to his character , that he was not the ...
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... Switzer , in his History of Gardening , says , that in Mons . de la Quintinye's " Two Voyages into England , he gained considerable friendship with several lords with whom he kept cor- respondence by letters till his death , and these ...
... Switzer , in his History of Gardening , says , that in Mons . de la Quintinye's " Two Voyages into England , he gained considerable friendship with several lords with whom he kept cor- respondence by letters till his death , and these ...
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