William Shenstone
William Shenstone
William Shenstonewas an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth18 November 1714
honesty book men
When self-interest inclines a man to print, he should consider that the purchaser expects a pennyworth for his penny, and has reason to asperse his honesty if he finds himself deceived.
pride men would-be
Men are sometimes accused of pride, merely because their accusers would be proud themselves were they in their places.
past praise
Theirs is the present who can praise the past.
heart men garden
Prudent men lock up their motives, letting familiars have a key to their hearts, as to their garden.