 He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens.  The Quarterly Review - Page 54edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...paflive acquiefcence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monfters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repofe by the water-falls of Elyfian gardens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | John Aikin - 1802 - 686 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens." Perhaps the preceding quotation is more characteristic... | |
 | 1803 - 926 pages
...exalt hij woe. * "HE loved,'* lays Dr Johnfon, " fairies, genii, giants, and monfters : he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment,— to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, — to repofe by the waterfalls of Ely fian gai dens." MANY inftances indeed might be adduced to exemplify... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 168 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. "This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by thft water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Rlysian gardens. "This was however the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted te rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water falls of Ely' sian gardens. ' " This was however the character rather of his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens. " This was however the character rather of his inclination... | |
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