 Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his children. It was a beautiful day — so warm, that every window was wide open — and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over...  The Dublin university magazine - Seite 262von University magazine - 1848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1864 - 350 Seiten
...version of the Psalms, or broken fragments from Isaiah. " It was," says Mr. Lockhart, his son-in-law, " a beautiful day, so warm, that every window was wide...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear — the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles — was distinctly audible, as we knelt round... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1864 - 348 Seiten
...So he died, with all his children around him. •' It was a beautiful day," says his biographer ; " so warm, that every window was wide open ; and so...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear — the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles — was distinctly audible, as we knelt around... | |
 | John Wilson - 1865 - 406 Seiten
...ever reminded me of Eden. Tickler. What ! You have been there ? every window was wide open — and BO perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1866 - 420 Seiten
...on the 21st of September, Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his children. It was a beautiful day, — so warm that every window was...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 614 Seiten
...September, 1832, the end arrived with the gentleness of sleep, in the presence of all his children. " It was a beautiful day, so warm that every window was wide...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1866 - 484 Seiten
...21st of September, 1832, Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his children. It was a beautiful day — so warm that every window was...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 Seiten
...September, 1832, the end arrived with the gentleness of sleep, in the presence of all his children. " It was a beautiful day, so warm that every window was wide...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the... | |
 | John Wilson, James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart - 1866 - 504 Seiten
...window was wide open — and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was...distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed, and hia eldest son kissed and closed his eyes." Lockhart's connection with Blackwood did not wholly cease... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 1204 Seiten
...sleep, in the presence of all his children. " It was a beautiful day, so warm that every window was open, and so perfectly still that the sound of all others most delicious to his the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we around the bed, and his... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 670 Seiten
...September, 1832, the end arrived with the gentleness of sleep, in the presence of all his children. "It was a beautiful day, so warm that every window was wide...that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the... | |
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