 I took my stand in the centre of it, and saw with a great deal of pleasure the whole human species marching one after another, and throwing down their several loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds.  The Spectator - Page 221739Full view - About this book
 | 1789 - 428 pages
...VIII. C There There was a certain lady of a thin airy fliape, who was very active in this folemnity. She carried a magnifying glafs in one of her hands,...robe, embroidered with feveral figures of fiends and fpe&res, that difcovered themfelves in a thouland chimerical fhapes as her garment hovered in the wind.... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1794 - 492 pages
...©<íjrif{|lefl«r. n «-There was a certain Lady, of a ihm airy fnape, who was very active in this fole'mnity. She carried a magnifying glafs in one of her hands , and was clothed in a loofe flowing rohe , embroidered with feveral figures of fiends and fpectres , that d ifco vered themfelves i« a... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1794 - 498 pages
...was a certain. Lady, of a thin airy fiiapf, »»ho was very active in this folemnity. She carried i Magnifying glafs in one of her hands , and was clothed in a loofe flowing robe, embroidered with fevéral figures of fiends and fpectres , that clifcovered themfelvei in a thoufand chimerical fhapes,... | |
 | 1799 - 616 pages
...Miferies : "There \vas a certain lady of a thin airy Ларе, who was very active in thisfolemnity. She carried a magnifying glafs in one of her hands,...robe, embroidered with feveral figures of fiends and fpeflres, that difcovered themfelves in a thoufand chimerical ihapeb, as h'*r garment hovered in the... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...loads , which immediately grew into a prodigious mountain , that seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape , who was...active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands , and was clothed in a loose flowing robe , embroidered with several figures... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, •who was...active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a loose flowing robe, embroidered with several figures... | |
 | 1803 - 342 pages
...which iirmeuiately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very...active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a loose flowing robe, embroidered with several figures... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady, of a thin airy shape, who was...active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a loose flowing .robe, embroidered with several figures... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...loads, which immediately grew up into a prodigious mountain, that seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very...active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a loose flowing robe, embroidered with several figures... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...into a prodigions mountain, that seemed to rise ahove the clonds. There was a certain lady of a tuin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a mag. nifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a 196 MEN BLTND TO THEIR HAPPINESS. loose... | |
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