Hidden fields
Books Books
" In short, our souls are at present delightfully lost and bewildered in a pleasing delusion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero of a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods and meadows; and at the same time hears the warbling of birds, and the... "
The arts of logick and rhetorick [adapted by J. Oldmixon from La manière de ... - Page 61
by John Oldmixon - 1728
Full view - About this book

The Spectator, Volume 6

1726 - 336 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
No preview available - About this book

The Spectator, Volume 6

1729 - 320 pages
...bewildered in a pleafingDelufion, and we walk about like the enchanted Hero of a Romance, who fees beautiful Caftles, Woods and Meadows ; and at the fame time...of Birds, and the purling of Streams ; but upon the finilriing of fome fecret Spell, the fantaftick Scene breaks up, and the difconfolate Knight finds...
Full view - About this book

The Spectator: ...

English essays - 1737 - 336 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
Snippet view - About this book

The Spectator, Volume 6

English essays - 1753 - 382 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ]
Snippet view - About this book

The Spectator, Volume 6

1778 - 342 pages
...pleafing delufion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who fees beautiful cailles, woods and meadows ; and at the fame time hears the warbling of bi.ds, and the purling of ftreimi; but upon the finilhing of fome fecret fpell, the fantatHc fcene...
Full view - About this book

Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 5

1786 - 670 pages
...plcafing delufion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who lees beautiful caltles, woods and meadows; and at the fame time hears the warbling of birds, and the purling of dreams; hut upon the fimlhing oí Yome fccret fpell, the fantaltic fcene breaks up, nnd the difconlblate...
Full view - About this book

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...pleafing delufion ; and we walk about, " like the enchanted hero of a romance, who " fees beautiful caftles, woods, and meadows ; " and, at the fame time, hears the warbling «c of birds, and the purling of ftreams ; but, " upon the finifhing of fome fecret fpell, the " fantafttc...
Full view - About this book

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - English language - 1793 - 518 pages
...pleafing de*' lufion : and we walk about like the enchanted " hero of a romance, who fees beautiful caftles, *' woods, and meadows ; and, at the fame..." hears the warbling of birds, and the purling of " dreams ; but, upon the finilning of fome fecret *' {pell, the fantaftic fcene breaks up, and the...
Full view - About this book

The Poetical Works of the Late Thomas Warton, B. D.: Fellow of Trinity ...

Thomas Warton - Inscriptions - 1802 - 380 pages
...pleating delution, and we walk about " like the enchanted hero in a romance, who fees beautiful caftlts, " woods, and meadows, and at the fame time hears the warbling " of birds and purling of ftreams ; but upon the finifhing offomt Amid the folitary wild, Luxuriant gardens gaily...
Full view - About this book

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 416 pages
...about like the enchanted hero of a ro" mance, who fees beautiful caftles, woods, and meadows ; "and, " and, at the fame time, hears the warbling of birds, and the " purling of ftreams ; but, upon the finifhing of fome fecrct " fpell, the fantaftic fcene breaks up, and the difconfolate...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF