... wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted mild, pale penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth it look'd forwards... A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Seite 11von Laurence Sterne - 1768 - 208 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1768 - 628 Seiten
...common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this...by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's ihoulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indoftan,... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1779 - 208 Seiten
...common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this...by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows: but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indolian,... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 360 Seiten
...common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth—it look'd forwards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this...by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows: but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indoftan,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 Seiten
...common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth— it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this...his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall L 3, upon H4 THE BEAUTIES OF ST&R.NE. upon a monk's fhoulders, bell knows: but it would have fulled... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 262 Seiten
...eommon-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this...of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it faH upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows-, bat it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 Seiten
...common- place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earthit look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond- this world. How one of hfs order came by it, heaven above, who let if fall upon a Monk's fhoulders, beft knows : but it •would... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...earth — It looked forwards ; but looked as if it looked at Ibmething betond this world. How ene.of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a moulds fboulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin ; ;ind had I met it i.pon the plains... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1790 - 390 Seiten
...downwards upon the earth— it look'd forwards >• but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyend this world, How one of his order came by it, Heaven...but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upo» the plains of Indojlan, I had reverenced it. The rell of his outline may be given in a few ftrokes... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1790 - 374 Seiten
...common-place ideas of fat contented^ignorance looking idwnwards upon the earth — it look'd forwards] but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this...by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's fhoulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indoftan,... | |
| 1792 - 494 Seiten
...forwards ; but look'd as if it look'd at fomctliing ' beyond this world. How one of his order carae by it, Heaven. above, who let it fall upon a monk's moulders, heft knows ; but it would have fuitcd a Rramin ; and had I met it upon the plaint of Indoftan, I had... | |
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