 The day was calm, the air was soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hills, which, by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itself. Whether I spent the hour well...  The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D. - Stran 121avtor: James Boswell - 1810 - 414 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 strani
...willingly difmounted and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. ' I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign I had indeed no trees to whifperover my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the atr-ibft, and all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 strani
...wiliingly difinounted and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air Toft, and... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 strani
...diftnounted; and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. • I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no iru .. to.whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet itreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 548 strani
...Johnfon, in his 'Journey, thus beautifully defcribes his Gtuation here:—" I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had, indeed, no trees lo whifper over my head ; but a clear rivulet ftreamed at to Auchnafheal, a kind of rural village,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 strani
...willingly difmounted and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air foft, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 strani
...ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. I fat WESTERN ISLANDS, &c. 361 I (at down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air foft, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 strani
...willingly dismounted and diverted ourselves as the place gave us opportunity* I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to...feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudenesSj silence* and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hilis, which, by hindering... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 strani
...willingly difmount. ed, and diverted ourfelves as the place gave us opportunity. 1 fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was foft,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 strani
...diverted ourfelves as the place gave us op^ portunity. -...•.- ,...,,vi I fit I fat down on a bank, fuch as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whifper over my head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air was foft,... | |
 | 1802 - 510 strani
...WRITTEN UPON READING THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES OF JOHNSON^ JOURNEY ; — " I fat down on a bank, fuch at a writer " of romance might have delighted to feign. " I had indeed no trees to whifper over my " head, but a clear rivulet ftreamed at my " feet. The day was calm, the air foft,... | |
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