 | Nathan Drake - 1810 - 528 Seiten
...the year 1764 our author produced the most popular of his original works, the " Castle of Otrunto," a tale which has given origin to a thousand imitations....recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient cas^ tie (a very natural dream for a head filled like' mine with gothic story) ; and that on the upper-.... | |
 | 1817 - 504 Seiten
...as the origin of thit romance. " I naked one mtrning in the beginning of last June from a ilroani, of which all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient cistl« (a very natural dream for a head filled like mine with pothic etory), am! lhal on the uppermost... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - 1814 - 450 Seiten
...romance is given by the author himself in a letter to Mr Cole, dated Strawberry-. Hill, March 9, 1769. " Shall I confess to you what was the origin of this...waked one morning in the beginning of last June from it dream, of which all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, (a very... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 Seiten
...composition, in which he contradicts the ordinary assertion, that it was completed in eight days. " 9th Mara " Shall I confess to you what was the origin of this...morning in the beginning of last June from a dream, of VOL. v. e which all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, (a very natural... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 Seiten
...which he contradicts the ordinary assertion, that it was completed in eight days. " 9th March, 1763. " Shall I confess to you what was the origin of this...morning in the beginning of last June from a dream, of VOL. v. e which all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, (a very natural... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1830 - 402 Seiten
...a letter to Mr. Cole, now in the British Museum, gives the following account of its origin : — " I waked one morning in the beginning of last June...was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, and that on the uppermost bannister of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 492 Seiten
..." Shall I confess to you what was the origin of this ro mance? I waked one morning in the heginning of last June from a dream, of which all I could recover...myself in an ancient castle, (a very natural dream fur a head filled like mine with Gothic story,) and that on the uppermost bannister of a great staircase,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1836 - 344 Seiten
...origin and composition of this romance is given by the author hinself, in a letter to a friend: —' Shall I confess to you what was the origin of this...romance ? I waked one morning, in the beginning of hist June, frun a dream, of which all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient... | |
 | 1852 - 670 Seiten
...preserved in the British Museum, dated 9th March, 1765,gives the following account of its origin. " 1 carcely possible to conceive that a person in her fui'Wn situation cou nil I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, (a very natural dream for... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - 1842 - 528 Seiten
...romance is given by the author himself in a letter to Mr. Cole, dated Strawberry Hill, March 9, 1769. " Shall I confess to you what was the origin of this romance .' I waked one mo ruing in the beginning of last June from a dream, of which all 1 could recover was, that I had thought... | |
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I waked one morning, in the beginning of last June, from a dream, of which all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle (a very natural dream for a head like mine filled with Gothic story) and that on the uppermost banister... 
