I in particular used to spend many hours by myself in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble heads would seem to live again, or I to be turned into marble with them... Essays of Elia - Seite 191von Charles Lamb - 1888 - 279 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1822 - 496 Seiten
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble...carved oaken pannels, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious old fashioned gardens, which I had almost to myself, unless when... | |
| 1822 - 734 Seiten
...heads would seem to live great house in a sort while she lived, which afterwards came to decay, and again, or I to be turned into marble with them ; how I never could be was nearly pulled down, and all its tired with roaming about that huge old ornaments stripped and carried... | |
| 1835 - 432 Seiten
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble...carved oaken pannels, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which I had almost to myself, unless when... | |
| 1835 - 356 Seiten
...particular, used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels, with the gilding almost rubbed out ; sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which... | |
| 1835 - 430 Seiten
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble...wornout hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panne'.s, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 Seiten
...those days I had my maid to sleep with me, because I was never half so good or religious as she — and yet I never saw the infants. Here John expanded all...carved oaken pannels, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which I had almost to myself, unless when... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 Seiten
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Cassars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious oldfashioned gardens, which... | |
| 1838 - 420 Seiten
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...them ; how I never could be tired with roaming about the huge mansion, with its vast empty rooms with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and... | |
| Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1838 - 416 Seiten
...hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Home, till the old marble heads would seem to live again,...them ; how I never could be tired with roaming about the huge mansion, with its vast empty rooms with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1840 - 542 Seiten
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