 | Thomas Warton - 1781 - 620 sider
...was embofled with a delicious baffo-relievo of the deftruction of Troy. In the afternoon, when (he condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered...footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. I fpeak it without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions, but it fcems difficult to fay,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 sider
...was embodied with a delicious baflb-relievo of the deftruftion of Troy. In the afternoon, when flic condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered...peeped from every bower : and the footmen gamboled orerthe lawns in the figure of fatyrs. I fpeak it without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions,... | |
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 sider
...wasembofled with a delicious bafib- relievo of the deilruftion of Troy. In the afternoon, when ihe condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered...Nereids: the pages of the family were converted into wood-nymphi, who peeped from every bower: : . ti the footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 sider
...lake wa« covered with Triion« and Nereidi: the pages of the family were converted into wood-nympbc, who peeped from every bower: and the footmen gamboled over the lawns- in the figure of Satyrs. I fpeak- it without defigniivg to- infmuate any unfavourable- fu(f>kiotM» bor irfeemr dfffitult to... | |
 | 1792 - 530 sider
...delicious baflo-relievo of the deftrunion of Troy. When, in the afternoon, her majefty condefecniled to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with tritons...the footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of fatyrs. This inundation of claffical pedantry fpeedily infefled our poetry. Thefe novel imaginations... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1805 - 736 sider
...tlic afternoon, when (he eondefcctided to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with Tritons nnd Nereids ; the pages of the family were converted into...wood-nymphs, who peeped from every bower ; and the footmen gambled over the lawns in the figure of iatyre. I fpenk it, (fays Mr. Warton,) without defigning to... | |
 | 1800 - 624 sider
...with a delicious bafTo-relievo of the deftruftion of Troy. In the afternoon, when ihe conrlefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with Tritons...footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. I fpeak It without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions, but it feems difficult to fay,... | |
 | 1800 - 620 sider
...In the afternoon, when Ihe condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with. Triton» and Nereids ; the pages of the family were converted...footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. 1 fpeak it without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions, but it feems difficult to fay,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...n. G s delicious basso-relievo of the destruction of Troy. In the afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with tritons...gamboled over the lawns, in the figure of satyrs. I speak it without designing to insinuate any unfavourable suspicions ; but it seems difficult to say,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...• a delicious basso-relievo of the destruction of Troy. In trie afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the lake was- covered with...gamboled over the lawns, in the figure of satyrs, I speak it without designing to insinuate any unfavourable suspicions ; but it seems difficult to say,... | |
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Ovid's metamorphoses were exhibited in confectionary ; and the splendid iceing of an immense historic plum-cake was embossed with a delicious basso-relievo of the destruction of Troy. In the afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the-... 
