I, that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair about her pure cheeks, like a nymph, sometimes sitting in the shade like a goddess, sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes... Lord Bacon and Sir Walter Raleigh - Page 107by Macvey Napier - 1853 - 273 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Whitaker - 1789 - 566 pages
...depth of all mifery. I, that was wont to behold " her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, 11 walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her " fair hair about her pure cheeks, like a nymph, " fometime ./?//*'ȣ in the Jhade like agoddejs, fome" \\mefinging like an angell, fometime playing... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 510 pages
...that was wont to behold her riding like " Alexander , hunting like Diana , walking like Ve nut , *' the gentle wind blowing her fair hair about her pure " cheeks , like a nymph , fometimes fitting in the fhade " like a Goddefs , fometimes iinging like an Angel , femeM times playing... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1797 - 752 pages
...caft into the depth of all mifery ! I that was " wont to behold her riding like Alexander* " hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the " gentle wind...her fair hair about her pure " cheeks, like a Nymph ; fometimes fitting in " the fhade like a goddefs, fometimes fmging like " an Angel, fometimes playing... | |
| George Chalmers - 1797 - 656 pages
...— " I that was wont to fee her riding like Alex" ander, hunting like Diana, walking like Ve" nus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair " about her pure cheeks, like a nymph, fome" times fitting in the {hade, like a goddefs, " fometimes iinging like an angel, fometimes " playing... | |
| English literature - 1805 - 570 pages
...the depth of all misery.. t sli.it was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Piaña, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair' . about her pore cheeks, like a nymph, sometime sitting in the shade like a goddtssreorr.etime singing like an... | |
| Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 430 pages
...his exile from the queen's presence : " I that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing...shade like a goddess, sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes playing like Orpheus. Behold the sorrow of this woild! once amiss, hath bereaved me of all!"... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 552 pages
...cast into the depth of all misery. I, " that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, " hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle " wind...like a goddess, " sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes playing like " Orpheus ; behold the sorrow of this world ! once amiss " hath bereaved me... | |
| John Leeds Bozman - America - 1811 - 404 pages
...behind her in ad:irk prison all alone. I, that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting' like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing...shade like a goddess, sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes playing like Orpheus ; behold the sorrow of this world! once amiss hath bereaved me of all.... | |
| John Leeds Bozman - America - 1811 - 404 pages
...behind her in a dark prison all alone. I, that was wont 1o behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing...the shade like a goddess, sometimes singing like an anpel, sometimes playing like Orpheus ; behold the sorrow of this world! once »miss hath bereaved... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1812 - 550 pages
...cast into the depth of all misery. I, *' that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, *' hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle •< wind...like a goddess, " sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes playing like " Orpheus ; behold the sorrow of this world ! once amiss •' hath bereaved... | |
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