 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour, *' I know not by what accident, for fne herfelf never in " her life read any book but of devotion...fall " upon, and was infinitely delighted with the ftories of the " knights, and giants, and monfters, and brave houfes, " which I found every where,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...pleafure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, for fhe herfelf never in her life read any book but of devotion) but there was wont to lie Spenfer's works ; this I happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the flories of the... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...pleafure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, for flie herfdf never in her life read any book but of devotion) but there was wont to lie Spenfer's works ; this I happened t6 fall upon, and tvaS infinitely delighted with the ftories of tfrei... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 298 pages
...there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, for Jhe herfelf never inkier life' read any book but of devotion) but there was wont to lie Spenfer's "vforks ; this I happened to fall upon, and 'Was infinitely delighted with the flories of... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English essays - 1772 - 228 pages
...for me herfelf never in her life read any book but of devoMon) but there was wont to lie Spenfer's works ; this I happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the flories of the knights, and giants, and monilers, and brave houfes, which I found every where there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...for me herfelf never in her life read any book but of devotion) but there was wont to lie Spenfer's works ; this I happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the ftories of the knights, and giants, and monfters, and brave houfes, which I found every where there... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 604 pages
...it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour — I know not by what accident, for flic hcrfelf never in her life read any book but of devotion ; but there was wont to lie — Spenfer's works. This i happened to fall upon, and* was infinitely delighted with the (lories of... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 290 pages
...in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what acci'. dent, for she herself never in her life read any book but of devotion) — but there was wont to lie Spenser's works ; this I happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the stories of the... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour, (I know not by what accident, for she herself never in her life read any book but of devotion;)...to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the stories of the knights, and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which I found every where there... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour, (I know not by what accident, for she herself never in her life read any book but of devotion;)...to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the stories of the knights, and giants, and monsters, and brave houses. which 1 found every where there... | |
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... to lie Spenser's works; this I happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the stories of the knights and giants and monsters and brave houses which I found everywhere there... 
