 The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudeness, silence and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hills, which by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itself. Whether I spent the hour well I know...  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Side 61af Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 268 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 sider
...atr-ibft, and all was rudenefs, filence, and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were high hills, which by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the...firft conceived the thought of this narration.' We congratulate the public on the event with which this quotation concludes, and are fully perfuaded that... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 sider
...filencc, and folitude., Before me, and on either fide, weic high hills, which by bin{ dering * . p Jering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itfelf. Whether I fpeot the hour well I knpw not j fog here 1 firft conceived the thought of this narration. ' We were... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 546 sider
...air foft, and all was rudenefs, filencc and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were high hills, which, by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the...I firft conceived the thought of this narration." — The Critical Reviewers, with a fpirit and expreffion worthy of the fubjcft, fay — • " We congratulate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 548 sider
...foft, and all was ruder nefs, filence and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were high hills, which, by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the...firft conceived the thought of this narration."— The Critical Reififwcri, with a fpirit and expreffion worthy of the fubject, fay, — " We congratulate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 sider
...soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hills, which, by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itself. Whether I spent the hour well, I know not ; for here I first conceived the thought of this... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 sider
...folitude. Before me, and on eitlier fide, were high hills, which, by hindering the eye fr»m fanging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itfelf. Whether I fpent the liour well, I know not; for here I firft conceived the thought of this narration." — The Critical... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 sider
...foft, and all was rudenefs, filence, and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were high hills, which, by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for kfelf. Whether I fpent the hour well I know not ; for here I firft conceived the thought of this narration.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 sider
...rudencfs, lilcnce, and folitude. Before me, and on either fide, were highhilk, which, by hindering the rye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itfelf. Whether I fpei.t the hour well I know not ;. for here I firft conceived the thought of this narration. We were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 sider
...soft, and all was rudenesSj silence* and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hilis, which, by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment reir itself. Whether I spent the hour well I know not; for here I first conceived the thought of this... | |
 | 1802 - 510 sider
..." all was rudenefs, filence, and folitude. "• Before me, and on either fide, were high « hill», which, by hindering the eye from " ranging, forced the mind to find enter« uioment for ¡tfelf. Whether I fpeut the " hour well Иначи not; for here ZJrrJt " etHccivcd... | |
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