 I sat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with moss, where the rustling of the falling leaves, the dashing of waters, and the hum of the distant city, soothed my mind into the most perfect tranquillity ; and sleep insensibly stole upon...  Poems - Page 27by Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1792 - 266 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - Electronic books - 1773 - 244 pages
...obnoxious. But let us not refign its ufe to commons-place maxim, and infipid fentiment. THE THE HILL op SCIENCE, A VISION. IN that feafon of the year when...wandering in a beautiful and romantic country, till till curiofity began to give way to wearinefs ; and I fat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown... | |
 | John Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English prose literature - 1792 - 238 pages
...of the year when the ferenity of the Iky, the various fruits which cpver the ground, the difcokured foliage of the trees, and all the fweet, but fading...romantic country, till curiofity began to give way to weari* nefs ; and I fat me down on the fragment ef a rock overgrown with «nofs, where a the the ruftling... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...the various fruits which cover the ground, the dilcoloured foliage of the trees, I and all the fwect, but fading graces of infpiring autumn, open the mind...romantic country, •till curiofity began to give way to wearinels ; and I fat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with mofs, where the ruftling of... | |
 | 302 pages
...the difcoloured foliage of the trees, and all the fweet but fading graces of infpiring au« turnn, open the mind to benevolence, and difpofe it for contemplation...romantic country, till curiofity began to give way to wearinef?, and I fat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with mofs, where the ruftBY MRS. BARBAUtft.... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...Dead. § 8. Tht Hill cf Science. A Vtfon. In that feafon of the year when the fercnity of the Ccy, the various fruits which cover the ground, the difcoloured...wandering in a beautiful and romantic country, till curioGty began to give way to wearinefs ; and I fat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...year when the ferenity of the iky, the various fruits which cover theground, the difcoloured foliageof the trees, and all the fweet, but fading graces of...romantic country, till curiofity began to give way to wcarinefs ; and I fat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with mofs, where the rudling of the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...foliage of the trees, and aU the fweet, but fading graces of infpiring autumn, open the u>in4 t$. ( benevolence, and difpofe it for contemplation, I was'...curiofity began to give way to wearinefs; and I fat down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with mofs ; where the ruftling of the falling leaves, the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...the year, when the ferenity of the /ky, the various fruits which cover the ground, the difcoloureJ foliage of the trees, and all the fweet, but fading...of infpiring autumn, open the mind to benevolence, ancl difpofe it for contemplation, I was wandering in a beautiful and romantic country, till curiofity... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...«« is no opinion fo abfurd, but has fome philofopher or " other to produce in its fupport." The The Hill of Science ; a Vision. IN that feafon of the...wearinefs; and I fat me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with mofs, where the ruftling of the falling leaves, the dafhing of waters, and the hum of... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...ether to produce in its fupport." i '«•. The Hill of Science ; a Vision. IN that feafon of the syear when the ferenity of the fky, the various fruits which...till curiofity began to give way to wearinefs ; and I fac me down on the fragment of a rock overgrown with mofs, where the rUftling of the falling leaves,... | |
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