 | 1834 - 602 Seiten
...country, the lake, and the mountain^. The air was temperate, ihe sky was serene, the silver orb uf the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the fir»t emotions of joy, on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame,... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1835 - 354 Seiten
...After laying down my pen, I * See vol. ii. p. 177. took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,...the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1835 - 362 Seiten
...summerhouse in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,...the silver \ orb of the moon was reflected from the waves, and all nature was silent." What a picture ! Who does not enter into what must have been the... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1835 - 1326 Seiten
...his riches, since Gibbon's death, have been bestowed upon either. Nature has preserved the terrace, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains ; but the summer-house at the end of it, where Gibbon composed the last page of his history, is now... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 526 Seiten
...After laying down my pen, I * See vol. ii. p. 177. took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,...the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett, William Beattie - 1836 - 374 Seiten
...garden. " After laying down my pen," says he, " I took several turns in a berfeau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,...the establishment of my fame ; but my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 Seiten
...After laying down my pen, I * See vol. ii. p. 177. took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,...the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 Seiten
...garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, whidh commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and...the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave... | |
 | 1836 - 444 Seiten
...summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I look several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,...freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame." This last point was. in his view, the great object of life. Hope, beyond death, he had none. He reluctantly... | |
 | 1848 - 668 Seiten
...us. " I will not dissemble," he says, " the first emotions of joy which took possession of my mind on the recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind by the idea that I had taken an everlasting farewell... | |
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After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the Lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the... 
