 | William Beckford - Italy - 1834 - 648 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the preadamite kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...several reigns, their power, their pride, and their crime*; Soliman Daki; and Solitnan, called Gian Ben Gian, who, after having chained up the dives in... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the preadamite kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...Their eyes retained a melancholy motion. They regarded each other with looks of the deepest dejection, each holding tis right hand, motionless, 011 his heart.... | |
 | William Beckford - Bookbinding - 1849 - 188 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the Hush less forms of the preadimite kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...eyes retained a melancholy motion ; they regarded each other with looks of the deepest dejection, each holding his right hand motionless on his heart.... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...beds of incorruptible cedar, lay the fleshless forms of the preadamite kings, who had been monarehs of the whole earth. They still possessed enough of...Their eyes retained a melancholy motion. They regarded each other with looks of the deepest dejection, each holding his right hand, motionless, on his heart.... | |
 | William Beckford - Ethiopia - 1868 - 220 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the pre-Adamite kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...eyes retained a melancholy motion ; they regarded each other with looks of the deepest dejection, each holding his right hand motionless on his heart.... | |
 | William Beckford - 1868 - 228 pages
...scene; here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the Preadamite Kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth; they...eyes retained a melancholy motion ; they regarded each other with looks of the deepest dejection ; each holding his right hand motionless on his heart;... | |
 | 1869 - 330 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the pre-Adamite kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...dejection ; each holding his right hand motionless to his heart. At their feet were inscribed the events of their several reigns, their power, their pride,... | |
 | 1870 - 322 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the pre-Adamite kings, who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...dejection ; each holding his right hand motionless to his heart. At their feet were inscribed the events of their several reigns, their power, their pride,... | |
 | Treasury - 1872 - 166 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incor ruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the pre-Adamite kings. who had been monarchs of the whole earth. They...dejection ; each holding his right hand motionless to his heart. At their feet were inscribed the events of their several reigns, their power, their pride,... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - American literature - 1876 - 870 pages
...scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar, lay recumbent the fleshless forms of the pre- Adamite rovided, in countries 10 be conscious of their deplorable condition. Their eyes retained a melancholy motion ; they regarded... | |
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... at length, a hall of great extent, and covered with a lofty dome ; around which appeared fifty portals of bronze, secured with as many fastenings of iron. A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole scene. Here, upon two beds of incorruptible cedar,... 
