The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, GentC.S. Van Winkle, 101 Greenwich Street, 1820 |
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الصفحة 102
... of Africa ; or of any other tract which other travellers might be apt to picture out with the illusions of their fancies ; but I would cautiously receive his ac- count of his immediate neighbours , and of those nations 102.
... of Africa ; or of any other tract which other travellers might be apt to picture out with the illusions of their fancies ; but I would cautiously receive his ac- count of his immediate neighbours , and of those nations 102.
الصفحة 128
... , in the hands of an Englishman of taste , becomes a little paradise . With a nicely discriminating eye , he seizes at once upon its capabilities , and pictures in his mind the future landscape . The steril spot grows into 128.
... , in the hands of an Englishman of taste , becomes a little paradise . With a nicely discriminating eye , he seizes at once upon its capabilities , and pictures in his mind the future landscape . The steril spot grows into 128.
الصفحة 129
... picture . The residence of people of fortune and re- finement in the country has diffused a degree of taste and elegance in rural economy that descends to the lowest class . The very la- bourer , with his thatched cottage and narrow ...
... picture . The residence of people of fortune and re- finement in the country has diffused a degree of taste and elegance in rural economy that descends to the lowest class . The very la- bourer , with his thatched cottage and narrow ...
الصفحة 134
... picture ; and as the roads are continually winding , and the view shut in by groves and hedges , the eye is delight- ed by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness . ry The great charm , however , of English ...
... picture ; and as the roads are continually winding , and the view shut in by groves and hedges , the eye is delight- ed by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness . ry The great charm , however , of English ...
الصفحة 168
... authors shrunk back into their picture frames , and hung in shadowy solemnity along the walls . In short , I found myself wide awake in my corner , with the whole assemblage of bookworms gazing at me with astonishment 168.
... authors shrunk back into their picture frames , and hung in shadowy solemnity along the walls . In short , I found myself wide awake in my corner , with the whole assemblage of bookworms gazing at me with astonishment 168.
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