 | 1803 - 472 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human roices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a sctne. I wished for the wings of au eagle, that I mi^ht fly away to those VOL. ii. JJ happy happy seats... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by th& sides of fountains, or resting upon beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 936 pages
...chaste, A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, Shades on the ridti, and in the midst a lawn. ^7. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits, with garlands upon their heads, lying down by the ttda of fountains. AaM*> c. Anv kind of local respect. They looking back, all th'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, fulling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so... | |
 | 1808 - 384 pages
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 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...iunumerahle islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious hahits with garlands upon their heads, passing among Ihe trees, lying down hy the lides or- fountains,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1809 - 312 pages
...fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. 1 couid see persons dressed in glorious habits, with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying clown by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 604 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me at the discovery of so delightful a scene. 1 wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away... | |
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