 I was surprised, after the civilities of my first reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity, which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ... - Page 83by Samuel Johnson - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 640 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness...every face was clouded and every motion agitated." The gentle Tranquilla informs us that she " had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English - 1880 - 844 pages
...which a rural life always promises, and, if well-conducted", might always afford, a confused wildncss of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...every face was clouded and every motion agitated." The gentle Tranquilla informs us, that she "had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1882 - 878 pages
...instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well-conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care,...every face was clouded and every motion agitated." The gentle Tranquilla informs us, that she "had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1885 - 916 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness...tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which every face was elouded, and every motion agitated." The gentle Tranquilla informs us, that she " had not passed the... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1886 - 690 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness...face was clouded, and every motion agitated." The gentle Tranquilla informs us that she " had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - English language - 1889 - 428 pages
...which a rural life always promises, and, if well-conducted, might always afford, a confused wilderness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...every face was clouded and every motion agitated. 22. Professions lavishly effused and parsimoniously verified are alike inconsistent with the precepts... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - English language - 1889 - 432 pages
...which a rural life always promises, and, if well-conducted, might always afford, a confused wilderness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...every face was clouded and every motion agitated. 22. Professions lavishly effused and parsimoniously verified are alike inconsistent with the precepts... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1890 - 1100 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if sing, if not disgusting, to persons who never had...consideration in tlie East, they should not be disposed to gentle Tranquilla informs us, that she "had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1892 - 934 pages
...leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well-conducted, always affords, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry...face was clouded, and every motion agitated." The gentle Tranquilla informs us that she "had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1895 - 934 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if on this point The condition of servants in noble and wealthy families, and of scholars at gentle Tranquilla informs us, that she "had not passed the earlier part of life without the flattery... | |
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