 ... time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted, — mild, pale, penetrating, free from all common-place ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth ; — it looked forwards, but looked as...  A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Page 9by Laurence Sterne - 1888 - 286 pagesFull view - About this book
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1768 - 628 pages
...upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's ihoulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indoftan,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1779 - 208 pages
...upon the earth — it look'd forwards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows: but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indolian,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 360 pages
...downwards upon the earth—it look'd forwards; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows: but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of Indoftan,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...upon the earth— it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it fall L 3, upon H4 THE BEAUTIES OF ST&R.NE. upon a monk's fhoulders, bell knows: but it would have fulled... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 262 pages
...upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of his order came by it, heaven above, who let it faH upon a monk's fhoulders, beft knows-, bat it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...earth — It looked forwards ; but looked as if it looked at Ibmething betond this world. How ene.of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a moulds fboulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin ; ;ind had I met it i.pon the plains... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1790 - 390 pages
...upon the earth— it look'd forwards >• but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyend this world, How one of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's moulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upo» the plains of Indojlan,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...upon the earth — it look'd forward* ; but look'd as if it look'd at fcmetliing heyor.d this world. How one of his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's fhoulders, bed knows; but it would пя\е fuited a Bramin, and hp.d I met it upon the plains of Indoltan,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1799 - 392 pages
...upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at fomething beyond this world. How one of .his order came by it, Heaven above, who let it fall upon a Monk's flioulders, beft knows : but it would have fuited a Bramin, and had I met it upon the plains of lado/lan,... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...upon the earth — it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it Jook'd at something beyond this world. How one of his order came by it , Heaven above , who let it fall upon a THE ENGLISH fsslRU of on. monk's shoulders , best knows ; but it would have suited a Bramin , and had... | |
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