 It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen I took several turns in a berceau, or covered...  A biographical history of English literature - Page 369by John Daniel Morell - 1885Full view - About this book
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1838 - 446 pages
...night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last line of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After...the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waves, and all nature was silent." " Much has been done of late y ears by the Canton of Vaud to improve... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pages
...records the completion of his great task. "It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 17S7, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote...lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden [at Lausanne-] After laying down my pen I took several turns in a tierceaa, or covered walk of acacias,... | |
 | 1838 - 804 pages
...several turns in a 'btrceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, Ihe lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the mooo was reflected from the waters, nnd all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotion... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 486 pages
...commemorate the hour of my final deliverance. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that...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... | |
 | Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1839 - 394 pages
...sympathize, and which brings the author before us. " It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that...After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berfeau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.... | |
 | Marguerite Gardiner (countess of Blessington.) - 1839 - 424 pages
...sympathize, and which brings the author before us. " It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that...After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berqeau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.... | |
 | Antoine Claude Pasquin Valery (known as) - 1839 - 874 pages
...last page, in • summerbouse in my garden. Alter laying down my pen I look several lurnsinaforceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect...the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate and the sky serene; the silvery orb of the moon was reOecled from the waters, and all nature was silent.... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1839 - 850 pages
...commemorate the hour of my deliverance. It was on the day, or rather the night, of the 27th June, 787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in " summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1839 - 782 pages
...the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that 1 wrote the last lines of the last page, In a summer-house In my garden. After laying down ray pen, I took several turns in a bcrtxau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of... | |
 | Antoine Claude Pasquin Valery (known as) - 1839 - 438 pages
...the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, hetween the hours of eleven and twelve, that 1 wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summerhouse in my garden. After lay ing down my pen I took several turns in a oerceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a... | |
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