This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1776 Excerpt: ... farmers fee Their thriving plants, and bless the heav'nly dew. Next let the planter, with discretion meet, The force and genius of each soil explore; To what adapted, what it shuns averse: Without this necessary care, in vain He hopes an apple-vintage, and invokes Pomona's aid in vain. The miry sields, Rejoicing in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1776 Excerpt: ... farmers fee Their thriving plants, and bless the heav'nly dew. Next let the planter, with discretion meet, The force and genius of each soil explore; To what adapted, what it shuns averse: Without this necessary care, in vain He hopes an apple-vintage, and invokes Pomona's aid in vain. The miry sields, Rejoicing in rich mold, most ample fruit Of beauteous form produce; pleasing to sight, But to the tongue inelegant and flat. So nature has decreed; so oft we fee Men pasting fair, in outward lineaments Elaborate; less, inwardly, exact. Nor from the fable ground expect success G 3 Nor Nor from cretaceous, stubborn and jejune: The Must, of pallid hue, declares the soil Devoid of spirit; wretched he, that quaffs Such wheyish liquors; oft with cholic pangs, With pungent cholic pangs distress'd he'll roar, Andtoss, and turn, and curse th'unwholsom draught. But, farmer, look, where full-ear'd sheaves of rye. Grow wavy on the tilth, that soil select For apples; thence thy industry shall gain Ten-fold reward; thy garners, thence with store Surcharg'd, shall burst; thy press with purest juice Shall flow, which, in revolving years, may try Thy feeble feet, and bind thy falt'ring tongue. Such is the Kentchurcb, such Dantz, ?yan ground, . Such thine, O learned Brome, and Capel such, Willistan Burlton, much-lov'd Geers his Marfe And Sutton-zcres, dreneh'd with regal blood OlEthclbert, when to th' unhallow'd feast Of Mercian Offa he invited came, To treat of spousal?: long connubial joy- He He promis'd to himself, allur'd by fair El/rida's beauiy; but deluded dy'd In height of hopes oh! hardest fate, to fall By shew of friendship, and pretended love 1 I nor advise, nor reprehend the choice Of Mardej-hill. the apple no where sinds A kinder mold.: yet 'tis unsafe to trust ...
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Seller's Description:
Acceptable. London: J. and R. Tonson, 1762. 24mo. 176pp. Frontis. Fair book. Spine ends frayed. Edgeworn, corners frayed. Front board detached. Remnants of writing on front board. Owner's name on title page. Final page torn at bottom corner, with some text loss. Includes "Cyder, " a poem in two books in the style of Virgil. (poetry) Inquire if you need further information.
