 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pages
...difinounted and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign....rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air Toft, and all was rudenefs, filence, and foHtude. Before me, and on either fide, were high liills,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 pages
...difmounted and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. ' I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign I had indeed no trees to whifperover my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the atr-ibft, and all... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 pages
...diftnounted; and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. • I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no iru .. to.whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet itreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...Johnfon, in his 'Journey, thus beautifully defcribes his Gtuation here:—" I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had, indeed, no trees lo whifper over my head ; but a clear rivulet ftreamed at to Auchnafheal, a kind of rural village,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...in his Journey, thus beautifully describes his situation here : — ' I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had, indeed, no trees to whisper over my head ; but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...beautifully defcribes his fituation here : '<I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might nave delighted to feign. I had, indeed, no trees to whifper over my head ; hut a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air foft, and all was rudenefs, filence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...willingly dismounted and diverted ourselves as the place gave us opportunity* I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign* I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...ourfelves as the place gave us op^ portunity. -...•.- ,...,,vi I fit I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign....rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was foft, and dl was rudenefs, filence, and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were high hills,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...difmount. ed, and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. 1 fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign....rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was foft, and all was rudenefs, filence, and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were high hills,... | |
 | Philip Bracebridge Homer - 1804 - 230 pages
...dismounted, and diverted ourselves, as the place gave us opportunity. I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was soft,... | |
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I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. 
