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
| 1823 - 592 pagina’s
...page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a bcrceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake. a7id UKToT.. VI. No. 32.— IPi-?. Hi mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 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 recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my... | |
| Richard Duppa - 1825 - 248 pagina’s
...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 suinmer-house at the end of it, where he composed the last page of his history, is now a... | |
| James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 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 recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my... | |
| 1830 - 336 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 recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 594 pagina’s
...the last • age, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, 1 took several turns it 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... | |
| 1829 - 496 pagina’s
...my garden. After laying down my pen, 1 took several turns in a ben'eau, or covered walk of Acaciaa, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake,...The air was temperate, the sky was serene — the tilver tint of the miHm was reflected from the waters, and all creation wat silent. " " " But I feel,... | |
| Daniel Wilson - 1827 - 440 pagina’s
...line 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 recovery of my freedom, and perhaps, the establishment of my... | |
| Richard Duppa - 1829 - 558 pagina’s
...of his riches, since Gibbon's death, has 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 he composed the last page of his history is now a forlorn... | |
| Thomas Roscoe - 1830 - 594 pagina’s
...last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a beryeau, 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 of... | |
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