 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 468 pages
...upon this occasion, but casting his eyes on the splendors that surrounded him, " Alas!" cried he, " how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home could envy me an humble cottage in Britain ?" When brought into the emperor's presence, he is said to have addressed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 346 pages
...upon this occasion, but casting hir, eyes on the splendours that surrounded him, " Alas," cried ho, " how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me an hu'mble cottage in Britain !'' The emperorwas- affected with the British hero's misfortunes, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 342 pages
...upon this occasion, but casting his eyes on the splendours that surrounded him, " Alas, (cried he,) how is it possible, that a people possessed of such magnificence at home could envy me an humble cottage in Britain !" The emperor was affected with the British hero's misfortunes, and won... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pages
...upon this occasion, but casting his eyes on the splendours that surrounded him; " Alas, (cried he,) how is it possible, that a people possessed of such...at home, could envy me a humble cottage in Britain !" The emperor was affected with the British hero's misfortunes, and won by his address : he ordered... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 400 pages
...upon this occasion, but casting his eyes on the splendours that surrounded him, " Alas," cried he, " how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me an humWe cottage in Britain!" The emperor was affected with the British hero's misfortunes, and won... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 398 pages
...Caractacus was leading through Rome and beheld the splendours which surrounded him, he cried out, " Alas, how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me an humble cottage in Britain !" The emperor was affected with the British hero's misfortunes, and won-... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1829 - 392 pages
...captive to Rome. : Repeat his words when led through the streets of Rome ? — " Alas," cried he, " how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, should envy me an humble cottage in Britain." v Who was Boadi'cea ? — She was queen of the Iceni,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 pages
...The third emperor of Rome. * A Roman emperor, the successor of Tihe'rius. him, " Alas !" cried be, " how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me an humble cottage in Britain ?" The emperor was affected by the British hero's misfortunes, and won... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1832 - 218 pages
...conduct of As Caractacus cast his eyes on the splendors that surrounded him ; " Alas !"— cried he — " How is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me an humble cottage in Britain ?" 7. While all his family, friends, and adherents, were overwhelmed with... | |
 | 1835 - 224 pages
...opulence, splendour, and luxury of that great city, he exclaimed, " Alas ! how is it possible that people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me a humble cottage in Britain?" One last effort was made by the Britons to recover their liberty, during the reign of Nero. Queen Boadicea,... | |
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how is it possible that a people possessed of such magnificence at home, could envy me a humble cottage in Britain ?" The emperor was affected by the British hero's misfortunes, and won by his address. 
