 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - English language - 1817 - 594 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passirfg among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony...voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me at the discovery of so delightful a scene. 1 wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away... | |
 | Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...Gladness grew in me at the discovery of so delighful a scene. I wished for the wings of an '?tigle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the...passage to them, except through the gates of death that 1 saw opening every moment upon the bridge. 8. The islands, said he,, that lie so fresh and green before... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony...delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, thatl might fly away to those happy seats; buttheGeniustoldme there was no passage to them, except... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 438 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could hear a confused harmony...told me there was no passage to them, except through tin; gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. " The islands,° said he, " that... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, failing waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so... | |
 | David Williamson - Christianity and other religions - 1824 - 400 pages
...trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers.—Gladness grew in me on the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for...of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats."—A beautiful description certainly of the most delicate pleasures adapted to sensual gratification,... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...garlands upon their heads passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers : and could hear a confused harmony...voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me at the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away... | |
 | David Williamson - 1824 - 802 pages
...trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers. — Gladness grew in me on the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for...of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy eeats." — A beautiful description certainly of the most delicate pleasures adapted to sensual gratification,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on disguise in him. In business he was bold, enterprising, and overbeariug. He hid been bred up in urinals, bridge, ip-doors ,eir way, iped had them. ; myself Id me I t: Take , and tell dost not p,... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers. Gladness grew in me at the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for...eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; and the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death, that 1 saw"... | |
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... that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains,... 
