 | England - 1862 - 818 pages
...Ay, my Lord, the flowers are well This friend was Mr William Clerk. enough," said the squire, " but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an...said my Lord, " you have a jewel of a gardener; let me see him ! " The gardener was called — the single gardener — a simple-looking young man under... | |
 | 1863 - 910 pages
...well enough," said the squire, "but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an old fashioned little green-house which served as a vinery, my lord...said my lord, "you have a jewel of a gardener; let me see him." The gardener was called — the single gardener — a simplelooking young man under thirty.... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1864 - 456 pages
...colors of his neighbor's flowers. " Ay, my lord, the flowers are well enough," said the. squire, " but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an...said my lord, " you have a jewel of a gardener ; let me see him !" The gardener was called — the single gardener — a simple-looking young man under... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1864 - 456 pages
...colors of his neighbor's flowers. " Ay, my lord, the flowers are well enough," said the squire," but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an...said my lord, " you have a jewel of a gardener; let me see him!" The gardener was called—the single gardener—a simple-looking young man under thirty.... | |
 | George Bailey Loring - Agriculture - 1864 - 116 pages
...brilliant colors of his neighbor's flowers. 'Ay, my lord, flowers are well enough,' said the squire, ' but permit me to show you my grapes.' Conducted into an oldfashioned little grcen-honse which served as a vinery, my lord gazed with mortification and envy on grapes twice as... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1868 - 512 pages
...colours of his neighbour's flowers. " Ay, my Lord, the flowers are well enough," said the squire, " but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an old-fashioned little greenhouse, which served ae a vinery, my Lord gazed, with mortification and envy, on grapes twice as fine as his own. " My dear... | |
 | Charles Bruce (writer of tales.) - 1876 - 244 pages
...colours of his neighbour's flowers. ' Ay, my lord, the flowers are well enough,' said the squire, ' but permit me to show you my grapes.' Conducted into an...said my lord, ' you have a jewel of a gardener; let me see him.' The gardener was called — the single gardener — a simple - looking young man about... | |
 | Christian fiction, English - 1877 - 298 pages
...colours of his neighbour's flowers. " Ay, my lord, the flowers are well enough," said the squire, " but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an...mortification and envy on grapes twice as fine as his own. " Mydear friend," said my lord, "youhave a jewel of a gardener ; let me see him ! " The gardener was... | |
 | Kansas State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1886 - 368 pages
...colors of his neighbor's (lowers. "Ay, my lord, the flowers arc well enough," said the squire, "but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an...twice as fine as his own. " My dear friend," said he, "you have a jewel of a gardener — let me see him." The gardener was called — the single gardener... | |
 | 1890 - 830 pages
...colors of his neighbor's flowers. " Ay, my lord, the flowers are well enough," said thesquire, "but permit me to show you my grapes." Conducted into an...grapes twice as fine as his own. "My dear friend," said ray lord, "you have a jewel of agardeiier; let me see him." The gardener was called — the single... | |
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Conducted into an old-fashioned little green-house, which served as a vinery, my lord gazed, with mortification and envy, on grapes twice as fine as his own. "My dear friend... 