 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...  The Living Age - Pagina 151846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1836 - 444 pagina’s
...line of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I look several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 pagina’s
...in a summerhouse in my garden. After laying down my pen, I * See vol. ii. p. 177. took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment... | |
 | 1836 - 436 pagina’s
...page, in a smnmcr-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a bercetui, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett, William Beattie - 1836 - 374 pagina’s
...summer house in his garden. " After laying down my pen," says he, " I took several turns in a berfeau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pagina’s
...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 waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy, on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pagina’s
...lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not • See preface to the Life of Mahomet, p. 10, 11. dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pagina’s
...lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy, on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pagina’s
...page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, 1 took several turns in a ferffaii, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature wag silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1837 - 1058 pagina’s
...line of the last page in a summerhouse in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands...the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waves, and all nature was silent." What a picture I Who does not enter into what must have been the... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pagina’s
...summer-house in my garden [at Lausanne-] After laying down my pen I took several turns in a tierceaa, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotion of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame.... | |
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