 I in particular used to spend many hours by myself in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble heads would seem to live again, or I to be turned into marble with them...  Poems and Essays - Pagina 236de Charles Lamb - 1879 - 639 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | 1822 - 496 pagini
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble...gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious old fashioned gardens, which I had almost to myself, unless when now and then a solitary gardening... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pagini
...Twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble heads would seem to live again, or I be turned into marble with them; how I never could...gardens, which I had almost to myself, unless when DOW and then a solitary gardening man would cross me — and how the nectarines and peaches hung upon... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pagini
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Caesars, that had been Emperors of Rome, till the old marble...wornout hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panne'.s, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which... | |
 | 1835 - 356 pagini
...particular, used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels, with the gilding almost rubbed out ; sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pagini
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Cassars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels, with the gilding almost rubbed out — sometimes in the spacious oldfashioned gardens, which... | |
 | 1838 - 420 pagini
...particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...them ; how I never could be tired with roaming about the huge mansion, with its vast empty rooms with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1838 - 416 pagini
...hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Home, till the old marble heads would seem to live again,...them ; how I never could be tired with roaming about the huge mansion, with its vast empty rooms with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and... | |
 | Story-teller - 1843 - 324 pagini
...particular, used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Cxsars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels, with the gilding almost rubbed out ; sometimes in the spacious old-fashioned gardens, which... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews - 1844 - 356 pagini
...particular, used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Caesars, that had been emperors of Rome, till the old marble...never could be tired with roaming about that huge manO sion, with its vast empty rooms, with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pagini
...in particular used to spend many hours by myself in gazing upon the old busts of the twelve Cœsars was a ship,' quoth he. ' Hold off; unhand me, gray-beard loon;' LUsoous his hand dropt he. He holds iuto marble with them ; how I never could be tired with roaming about that huge mansion, with its vast... | |
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