 Berne, where nature seems to repose, as it were, in quiet, and has inclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. A stream, that spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken waterfall was seen through the wood that covered...  The miscellaneous works of Henry Mackenzie - Page 241by Henry Mackenzie - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Periodicals - 1781 - 392 pages
...in front of the houfe, and a broken water- fall was feen through the wood that covered its fides ; below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed...front of a village, at the end of which appeared the' fpire of La, Roches church, rifing above a clump oF beeches. Mr • enjoyed the beauty of the fcene... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 470 pages
...through the wood that covered it's fides : below, it circlet! round a tufted plain, and formed a liltle lake in front of a village, at the end of which appeared the fpire of La Roche's church, riling above a clump oí beeches. Our philofopher enjoyed the beauty of... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1802 - 278 pages
...in front of th't houie, and a broken water fall was feen through the woods that covered its f:des. Below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed...front of a village, at 'the end of which appeared the fpire of La Roche's church, riling above a clump of beeche* 24. The philofopher enjoyed the beauty... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 262 pages
...seems to repose, as it were, in quiet, and has inclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. A stream, that spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken water fall was seen through the wood that covered its sides; below it circled round a tufted plain,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 308 pages
...seems to repose, as it were, in quiet, and has enclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. A stream, that spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken water-fall wus seen through the wood that covered its sides ; below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed;a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 336 pages
...seems to repose, as it were, in quiet, and has inclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. A stream, that spent its fury in the hills above, ran...front of the house, and a broken water-fall was seen throw the wood that covered its sides ; below it circled round a tufted plain, and formed a little... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 354 pages
...has inclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible.—' A stream, that spent its fury in the hibl* above, ran. in front of the house, and a broken water-fall was seen throw the wood that covered its sides ; below it circled round a tufted plain, and formed a little... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...nature seems to repose in ciuitt, and lias enclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. 23. A stream that spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken water fall was seen through the woods that covered its sides. Below, it circled round a tuftecl plain,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...seems to repose, as it were, in quiet, and has enclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. A stream, that spent its fury in the hills above, ran...below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed a lake in front of a village, at the end of which appeared the spire of La Roche's church, rising above... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1814 - 240 pages
...Bern,where nature seems to repose in quiet, and has enclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. 23. A stream that spent its fury in the hills above, ran ' in front of the house, and a broken water fall was seen through the woods that covered its sides. Below, it circled round a turfed plain,... | |
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