 Nature seems to repose, as it were, in quiet, and has enclosed her retreat with mountains inaccessible. A stream, that spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken waterfall was seen through the wood that covered its sides...  The British Essayists;: Mirror - Page 222by Alexander Chalmers - 1807Full view - About this book
 | 1781 - 392 pages
...in front of the houfe, and a broken water- fall was feen through the wood that covered its fides ; below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed...front of a village, at the end of which appeared the' fpire of La, Roches church, rifing above a clump oF beeches. Mr • enjoyed the beauty of the fcene... | |
 | 1787 - 470 pages
...through the wood that covered it's fides : below, it circlet! round a tufted plain, and formed a liltle lake in front of a village, at the end of which appeared the fpire of La Roche's church, riling above a clump oí beeches. Our philofopher enjoyed the beauty of... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 pages
...in front of th't houie, and a broken water fall was feen through the woods that covered its f:des. Below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed...front of a village, at 'the end of which appeared the fpire of La Roche's church, riling above a clump of beeche* 24. The philofopher enjoyed the beauty... | |
 | 1803 - 308 pages
...spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken water-fall wus seen through the wood that covered its sides ; below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed;a little lake in front of a tillage, at the end of which appeared the spire of La Roche's church,... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 448 pages
...spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house, and a broken water-fall was seen through the wood that covered its sides ; below, it circled...clump of beeches. Mr enjoyed the beauty of the scene ; but to his companions, it recalled the memory of a wife and parent they had lost.- -The old man's... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pages
...fall was seen through the woods that covered its sides. Below, it circled round a tuftecl plain, <;nd formed a little lake in front of a village, at the end of which appeared the spire of La. JJocAc's church, rising i\bove a clump of beeches. 24. The philosopher enjoyed the beauty oi the scene... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...spent its fury in the hills above, ran in front of the house ; and a broken waterfall was seen through the wood, that covered its sides ; below, it circled round a tufted plain, and formed a lake in front of a village, at the end of which appeared the spire of La Roche's church, rising above... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 pages
...broken water fall was seen through the woods that covered its sides. Below, it circled round a turfed plain, and formed a little lake in front of a village, at the end of which appeared the spire of La Roche s church, -rising above a clump of beeches. 24. The philosopher enjoyed the beauty of the scene... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 290 pages
...spent its fury in the hitls above, ran in front of the house, and a broken water-fall was seen through the wood that covered its sides ; below, it circled...tufted plain, and formed a little lake in front of a Vilkge, at the end of which appeared the spire' of La Roche's church, rising above a clump of beeches,... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...seen through the wood, that covered it's sides ; below it circled round a tufted plain, and formed a lake in front of a village, at the end of which •...Roche's church, rising above a clump of beeches. Mr. 7 enjoyed the beauty of the scene ; but, to his companions, it recalled the memory of a wife and parrot... | |
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