 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1805 - 710 pages
...vast body of political perfection, which the wisdom of ages has rendered indissoluble. -This ancient city, How wanton sits she, amidst nature's smiles ! Nor from her highest turrets has to view But golden landscapes and luxurient scenes, A waste of wealth, the store-house... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...with huge tusks, Plough' d up the crimson earth. DESCRIPTION of a POPULOUS ClTY. (TOUNG.J THIS ancient city. How wanton sits she, amidst nature's smiles...landscapes and luxuriant scenes; A waste of wealth, the store-house of the world} Here fruitful Vales far stretching fly the sight, There sails unuumlaer'd... | |
 | John Lambert - Boston (Mass.) - 1814 - 556 pages
...situation it is extremely beautiful, and well deserves the description which Young gives of a populous city. " How wanton sits she, amidst Nature's smiles '. Nor from her highest turret ha* to view But golden landscapes and luxuriant scenes." From an elevated part of the town the spectator... | |
 | John Lambert - Canada - 1816 - 552 pages
...situation it is extremely beautiful, and well deserves the description which Young gives of a populous city. " How wanton sits she, amidst Nature's smiles...view But golden landscapes and luxuriant scenes.'' From an elevated part of the town the spectator enjoys a succession of the most beautiful views that... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...struck The ugly brindled monster to the heart. § 51. Description ofapopulous City. YOUNG THIS ancient city, How wanton sits she amidst nature's smiles !...her highest turret has to view But golden landscapes a:id luxuriant scenes, A waste of wealth, the store-house of the world ; Here fruitful vales far stretching... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Bath (England) - 1819 - 398 pages
...the admirers of NATURE and AET, and particularly to the lovers of taste and elegance, This ancient city, How wanton sits she, amidst Nature's smiles...to view But golden landscapes and luxuriant scenes : it rises with peculiar grandeur ; also, its well distributed buildings, and amphitheatric arrangement... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...LONDINIANA, BEING A COLLECTION OF FRAGMENTS, ANECDOTES, AND REMARKS RELATIVE TO LONDON. -This ancient city, — How wanton sits she, amidst Nature's smiles ! Nor from her highest tm-rets has to view But ftolden landscapes and luxuriant scenes, A waste of wealth, the storehouse... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...friends, and the piece barely escaped complete condemnation. REMINISCENCES OF BONDSTREET. This ancient city, How wanton sits she, amidst nature's smiles...landscapes, and luxuriant scenes, A waste of wealth, the storehouse "of the world ! Young. OUR first ideas of Bond-street were those of a gay and splendid street... | |
 | Horace Wellbeloved - London (England) - 1826 - 138 pages
...elegancies of modern art and contrivance. 17 OLD LONDON BRIDGE. llttutration N". 5. - This ancient city, How wanton sits she amidst Nature's smiles ;...landscapes and luxuriant scenes, A waste of wealth, the storehouse of the world." YOUNG. AT what precise period this bridge was built, does not exactly appear;... | |
 | James Elmes - Architecture - 1827 - 352 pages
...groves of mansions, pleasure grounds and squares. See the bizarre minarets of Sussex Place on our Jeft, in direct opposition to it ; and the tasteful pilasters...day,— " this splendid city How wanton sits she, amid.it nature's smiles ; Nor from her highest turret has to view, But golden landscapes, and luxuriant... | |
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Look on our right how the huge cupola of the Coliseum spreads its ample rotunda among the groves of mansions, pleasure grounds and squares. See the bizarre minarets of Sussex Place on our... 
