 | 1822 - 734 sider
...heads would seem to live great house in a sort while she lived, which afterwards came to decay, and again, or I to be turned into marble with them ; how I never could be was nearly pulled down, and all its tired with roaming about that huge old ornaments stripped and carried... | |
 | 1835 - 356 sider
...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... | |
 | 1835 - 430 sider
...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... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 sider
...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 be turned into marble with them; how I never could be tired with roaming about that huge mansion, with... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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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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... 
