 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
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1852 - 498 pages
...of his feelings at its conclusion : — " It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that...covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of tbe country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 pages
...feelings at the conclusion of his long labour there : " It was on the night of the 27th of June, 1797, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote...berceau or covered walk of acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains; and I will not dissemble my joy. But, when I reflected that I had taken... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 350 pages
...his feelings at the conclusion of his long labour there : " It was on the 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 bereeau or covered walk of 240 acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains. The sky was serene,... | |
 | David Bogue - 1852 - 416 pages
...affectingly confesses in his autobiography:— " 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 berccau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.... | |
 | 1852 - 218 pages
...commemorate the hour of my final deliverance. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th June, 178Y, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote...After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 468 pages
...his feelings at the conclusion of his long labor there : " It was on the night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that...berceau or covered walk of acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains. The sky was serene, the moon was shining on the waters, and I will not... | |
 | 1854 - 428 pages
...autobiography, the author records its memorable conclusion: " It was on the 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 covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1854 - 988 pages
...autobiography, the author records its memorable conclusion: " It was on the 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 covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 516 pages
...feelings at the conclusion of his long labour there: " Ifr was on the night of the 27th of June, 1797, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote...After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a bereeau or covered walk of acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains ; and I will not dissemble... | |
 | 1854 - 616 pages
...I had to expect in the event of a failure. As I lay there, the words of Gibbon rose to my mind : " After laying down my pen, I took several turns in...lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the eky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.... | |
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