 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, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude.  The Quarterly Review - Página 39editado por - 1832Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 páginas
...wiliingly 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. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air Toft, and... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 páginas
...willingly 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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 páginas
...ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. I fat WESTERN ISLANDS, &c. 361 I (at down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air foft, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 páginas
...willingly 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 whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air foft, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 páginas
...cogent. We therefore willingly dismounted and diverted ourselves as the place gave us opportunity* I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance...feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudenesSj silence* and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hilis, which, by hindering... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 páginas
...willingly 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. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was foft,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 páginas
...diverted 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. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was foft,... | |
 | 1802 - 510 páginas
...WRITTEN UPON READING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES OF JOHNSON^ JOURNEY ; — " I fat down on a bank, fuch at a writer " of romance might have delighted to feign. " I had indeed no trees to whifper over my " head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my " feet. The day was calm, the air foft,... | |
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