 ... upon the people of another nation, almost upon creatures of another species. Their vast rambling mansions, spacious halls, and painted casements, the gothic porch, smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens, and high walls, their box-edgings,...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 57edited by - 1805Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box edging, balls of hol^y, and yew-tree statues, are 'become so entirely unfashionable...that a people who resembled us so little in their tastes, should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I suppose, they were our counterpart... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 pages
...with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box-edging, balls of holly, and vew-lree statues, are become so entirely unfashionable now,...that a people who resembled us so little in their tastes, should resemble us in any thing else. But in every thing else, I suppose, they were our counterparts... | |
 | Literary curiosities - 1876 - 334 pages
...the Gothic porch, smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box edges, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues, are become so...we can hardly believe it possible that a people who resemble us so little in their taste should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I... | |
 | William Cowper - 1877 - 462 pages
...the Gothic porch smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their hox-edgings, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues, are become so...us so little in their taste should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I suppose, they were our counterparts exactly ; and time, that... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1881 - 516 pages
...the Gothic porch, smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box edging, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues, are 'become...that a people who resembled us so little in their tastes, should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I suppose, they were our counterpart... | |
 | 1882 - 800 pages
...being local. It is found nearly all over Sumatra, but in no. other portion of the world. EDWIN SACHS. " We can hardly believe it possible that a people who...us so little in their taste should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I suppose, they were our counterparts exactly ; and time, that... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 450 pages
...the Gothic porch smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box-edgings, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues, are become so...we can hardly believe it possible that a people who resemble us so little in their taste should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 526 pages
...the gothic porch smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box-edgings, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues are become so...us so little in their taste should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I suppose, they were our counterparts exactly ; and time, that... | |
 | William Cowper, Thomas Wright - 1904 - 546 pages
...honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box - edgings, balls of holly, and yew - tree statues, are become so entirely unfashionable now,...were our counterparts exactly; and time, that has sewed up the slashed sleeve, and reduced the large trunk-hose to a neat pair of silk stockings, has... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 520 pages
...the gothic porch smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box-edgings, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues are become so...us so little in their taste should resemble us in anything else. But in everything else, I suppose, they were our counterparts exactly; and time, that... | |
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