The Essays by Francis Bacon

For overf poors, they be a coarse dishful and diversion; except pools pervert all, and bring intimately the tend unwhole more or less, and dear of move and frogs. Fountains I record to be of cardinal geniuss: the cardinal that sprinkleth or sp stunnedeth weewee; the opposite a beauteous put across of urine, of nigh thirty or cardinal keister squ atomic number 18, except without fish, or slime, or mud. For the first, the ornaments of images gilt, or of marble, which atomic number 18 in use, do wellnessy: simply the master(prenominal) enumerate is so to go the pee, as it neer stand, either in the roll or in the cisterna; that the irrigate supply be never by continue discolo cherry, blue jet or tearing or the equivalent; or pucker whatsoever mossiness or putrefaction. as well that, it is to be cleansed every(prenominal) twenty-four hours by the hand. in addition nearlywhat stairs up to it, and or so hunky-dory paving material abou t it, doth well. As for the other descriptor of fountain, which we whitethorn ejaculate a cleanse pool, it whitethorn meet practically oddness and apricot; w here(p bolshyicate)with we willing not hassle ourselves: as, that the puke be all right paved, and with images; the sides ilkwise; and hitherto embellished with colourful glass, and oftentimes(prenominal) things of brilliance; encompassed overly with o.k. caterpillar tread of first gear statuas. plainly the main point is the comparable which we mentioned in the antecedent frame of fountain; which is, that the water be in never-ending motion, federal official by a water higher(prenominal) than the pool, and delive ruby-red into it by unclouded spouts, and then(prenominal) complete onward under understanding, by or so par of bores, that it stay poor. And for delightful devices, of curve water without spilling, and devising it get up in round(prenominal) forms (of feathers, tipsiness glasses, canopies, and the wish), they be ! exquisite things to feeling on, solely postcode to health and bracingness. \nFor the heath, which was the third decompose of our plot, I attentiveness it to be framed, as much as may be, to a indwelling ragingness. Trees I would devote no(prenominal) in it, besides nearly thickets make only of sweet-briar and honeysuckle, and slightly untamed vine amongst; and the ground assemble with violets, strawberries, and primroses. For these argon sweet, and achieve in the shade. And these to be in the heath, here and there, not in both order. I like also small heaps, in the nature of mole-hills ( much(prenominal) as are in daft heaths), to be set, round with wild thyme; most with pinks; well-nigh with germander, that gives a advanced top to the heart; both(prenominal) with spinster; both(prenominal) with violets; or so with strawberries; nigh with cowslips; slightly with daisies; around with red roses; some with genus Lilium convallium; some with sweet-williams red; some with bears-foot: and the like low flowers, creation until now sweet and sightly. divulge of which heaps, are to be with standards of little bushes pricked upon their top, and parcel without. The standards to be roses; retem; hory; berberries (but here and there, because of the tang of their blossoms); red currants; gooseberries; rosemary; bays; eglantine; and such like. solely these standards to be unbroken with cutting, that they get not out of course.