 | 1786 - 782 pages
...hours pad, walked before me; where (he kept up the pageant; and now, like a froward child, leans huihed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all around ! The dying lamp feebly emits a yellew gleam ; no found is heard but of the chiming clock, or the diftant watchdog. All the buftle... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 642 pages
...few hours paft, walked before me; where fhe kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, leems hufhed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs...no found is heard, but of the chiming clock, or the diflant watchdog; all the buftle of human pride is forgotten: an hour like this, may well difplay the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...changing, but a few hours paft, walked before me, where fhe kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, feems hufhed •with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all round ! The dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam, no found is heard but of the chiming clock, or... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...past, walked before me, where she kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, seems hushed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all...! The dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human pride is... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 174 pages
...hours past, walked before me, where sh kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward chile seems hushed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all around ! The dying lam] feebly emits a yellow gleam, no sound is heard but o the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog.... | |
 | English literature - 1770 - 790 pages
...walk, vrhcre va.uty, Changing, but . f^""^ before me, where me kept up e ; Sd now, U*ca fcoward ^ Seems hufhed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs...The dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam, no found It heard but of the chiming clock, or the diftant watchdog. All the bidlle of human pride is forgotten,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...hours past walked before me, where she kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, seems hushed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all...around ! the dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam, no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All ac 2 the bustle of human pride... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...hours past walked before me, where she kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, seems hushed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all...around ! the dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam, no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human pride is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1820 - 706 pages
...hours past walked before me, where she kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, seems hushed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all...! the dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human • pride... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1820 - 514 pages
...hours past walked before me, where she kept up the pageant, and now, like a froward child, seems hushed with her own importunities. What a gloom hangs all...! the dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch dog. All the bustle of human pride is... | |
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What a gloom hangs all around! The dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock or the distant watchdog. All the bustle of human pride is forgotten; an hour like this may well display the emptiness of human vanity. 
