 After laying down my pen I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the...  Odd Fellows' Literary Casket - Page 1441854Full view - About this book
 | James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 pages
...page, in a summer house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled,... | |
 | Autobiographies - 1830 - 336 pages
...page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and... | |
 | Gift books - 1829 - 496 pages
...my garden. After laying down my pen, 1 took several turns in a ben'eau, or covered walk of Acaciaa, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake,...The air was temperate, the sky was serene — the tilver tint of the miHm was reflected from the waters, and all creation wat silent. " " " But I feel,... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1827 - 440 pages
...page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps, the establishment of my fame." This last point was, in his view,... | |
 | Richard Duppa - Architecture - 1829 - 558 pages
...of his riches, since Gibbon's death, has been bestowed upon either. Nature has preserved the terrace which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains ; but the summer-house at the end of it, where he composed the last page of his history is now a forlorn... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature woe silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and perhaps the... | |
 | 1830 - 222 pages
...decline of years I shall more painfully feel, that I am alone in Paradise." the sky was serene, tho silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters,...emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and perhap'a the establishment of my fame; but my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy... | |
 | American literature - 1833 - 666 pages
...last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky wa? serene, the silver orb of the rnoon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I... | |
 | Art - 1834 - 602 pages
...country, the lake, and the mountain^. The air was temperate, ihe sky was serene, the silver orb uf the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the fir»t emotions of joy, on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame,... | |
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