... from the torch of a person clothed in the dress of an attendant on a funeral, and accompanied by several others, who, like him, seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture. The Scots Magazine - Seite 2941779Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1781 - 800 Seiten
...accompanied by feveral others, who, like him, feemed to have been employed in the ritei of fi-pulture. On Mr. 's making inquiry who was the perfon they had been burying, one of them, with an accent more mournfuHban is common to their profeffion, anfwered, ' Then you knew not Mademoifelle, Sir} you never... | |
| 1787 - 470 Seiten
...have been employed in the rites of fepulture. On our philofopher' s making enquiry who was the perion they had been burying, one of them, with an accent...their profeffion, anfwered — ' Then you knew ' not Mademoifelle, Sir? — You never « beheld a lovelier ' ' La Roche!' exclaimed he in reply.— 'Alas!... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 262 Seiten
...seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture. On Mr. 's making inquiry who was the person they had been burying ? one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered, ' Then you knew not Mademoi* selle, Sir ? — yon never beheld a lovelier'—'... | |
| Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 Seiten
...feemed to have been eia|floyed in the rights of tepvlture. > ^ «i. On the philosopher's making enquiry who was the •' perfon they had been burying ? one of them, with an accent . more mournfiij than is common to their profefEon, antwer- • ed, " then you know not Mademoifclle, fir... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture. On Mr 's making inquiry who was the person they had been burying ? one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered, " Then you knew not Mademoiselle, Sir ?— you never beheld a lovelier" — "... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 Seiten
...seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture. On Mr. 's making inquiry, who was the person they had been burying, one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered, ' Then you knew not mademoiselle, sir ! — you never beheld a lovelier — '... | |
| Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 Seiten
...been employed in the rites of sepulchre. 51. On the philosopher's making enquiry who was th« .person they had been burying ; one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered, " then you knew not Mademoiselle, sir ? you never beheld a lovelier'%-" La Roche... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 Seiten
...in the rites of sepulture. On Mr ——'s making inquiiy who was the person they had been bui-ying ? one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered, ' Then you knew not Mademoiselle, Sir?—you never beheld a lovelier ' —'La... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 Seiten
...seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture. On Mr 's making inquiry, who was the person they had been burying, one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered,. " Then you knew not mademoiselle, sir ! — yon never beheld a lovelier —... | |
| James Ferguson - 1819 - 328 Seiten
...seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture. On Mr. -a making inquiry who was the person they had' been burying? one of them, with an accent more mournful than is common to their profession, answered, ' Then you knew not Mademoiselle, Sir? — you never beheld a lovelier.' —... | |
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