I was surprised, after the civilities of my first reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence,... Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Seite 54von Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1831 - 652 Seiten
...Sir Piercy Shafton's Euphuistic eloquence, bewrayed him under every disguise. Euphelia and Rhodoclea talk as finely as Imlac the poet, or Seged, Emperor...first reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquil( lity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conduct' ed, might always afford, a... | |
| 1803 - 322 Seiten
...seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer,! was surprised, after the civilties of my first reception, to find, instead of the leisure...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded, and every motion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 Seiten
...regularly sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was sut prised af.er the civilities of my first reception, to find, instead...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded and every motion... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 Seiten
...invitation, regularly sent for seven years together, had at last •induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, after the civilities of my first reception, to find, instead ot the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 Seiten
...where invitation, regularly sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, after the civilities of my first...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded and every motion... | |
| 1810 - 464 Seiten
...where invitation/ regularly sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, after' the civilities of my first...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded, and every'... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 Seiten
...where invitation, regularly sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, after the civilities of my first...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded, and every motion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 Seiten
...where invitation regularly sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, after the civilities of my first...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded, and every motion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 Seiten
...where invitation, regularly sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, after the civilities of my first...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded*, and every... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 Seiten
...sent for seven years together, had at last induced me to pass the summer, I was surprised, V0L. B. A after the civilities of my first reception, to find,...if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded and every motion... | |
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