 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...chocolate, and in ' Dr. Johnson, in his Journey, thus beautifully describes his situation here : — ' I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of romance...rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hills,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...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, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 Seiten
...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 - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...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...rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudenesSj silence* and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hilis,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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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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. Before... 
