 I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was...  The Port Folio - Page 1641813Full view - About this book
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1851 - 1038 pages
...reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was ¡ soon humbled, anda sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1851 - 1016 pages
...reflected from the water*, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was • soon humble*!, and a sober melancholy was spread over my in I net, by the Idea that I had taken an everlasting... | |
 | David Bogue - 1852 - 416 pages
...serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...agreeable companion, and that whatever might be the future fate of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious." The house in which the... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1852 - 498 pages
...serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon tumbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting... | |
 | 1852 - 218 pages
...serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected upon the waters, and all Nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame." Fountains, brooks, and rivers, impart some of the fairest aspects to the landscape, and stamp many... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 pages
...acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains; and I will not dissemble my joy. But, when I reflected that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion," ,\v. There must always be something melancholy in the moment of separation, as all have more or less... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 512 pages
...freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken...leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the author might be short and precarious.... | |
 | 1854 - 794 pages
...serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery...leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious."... | |
 | 1854 - 428 pages
...reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment...leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1854 - 988 pages
...reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment...leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my history, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.... | |
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