 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 536 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which, I observed a cone or cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide for variety to lead me to the fabulous apartment,* the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which I observed a cone and a cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide, for variety, to lead me to the fabulous...apartment, the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 484 pages
...figures in his hand; among which I observed a cone and a cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide, for variety, to lead me to the fabulous...apartment, the roof of which was painted with Gorgons, Chimeras, and Centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1876 - 536 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which, I observed a cone or cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide for. variety to lead me to the fabulous apartment," the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1880 - 532 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which, I observed a cone or cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide for variety to lead me to the fabulous apartment," the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 494 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which I observed a cone and a cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide, for variety, to lead me to the fabulous...apartment, the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 496 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which I observed a cone and a cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide, for variety, to lead me to the fabulous...apartment, the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 488 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which I observed a cone and a cylinder. Seeing this table full, I desired my guide, for variety, to lead me to the fabulous...apartment, the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1887 - 202 pages
...figures in his hand, among which I observed a cone and a cylinder. Seeing this table full, 1 desired my guide, for variety, to lead me to the fabulous...apartment, the roof of which was painted with Gorgons, Chimeras, and Centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - English essays - 1898 - 439 pages
...figures in his hand ; among which, I observed a cone and a cylinder.2 Seeing this table full, I desired my guide for variety to lead me to the fabulous apartment, the roof of which was painted with gorgons, chimeras, and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to... | |
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... and centaurs, with many other emblematical figures, which I wanted both time and skill to unriddle. The first table was almost full : at the upper end sat Hercules leaning an arm upon his... 
