 ... that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains,...  Beauties of British Prose - Page 346by Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 360 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henri van Laun - 1876 - 120 pages
...happy an existence ? Think not man was made in vain, who has such an eternity reserved for him."14 1 Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene, La joie entra dans mon cœur à la vue d'une apparition si délicieuse. — 3 See § 36, 7. — 3 Seats,... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Publishers - 1879 - 448 pages
...passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and I could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling...passage to them except through the gates of death, which I saw Opening every moment upon the bridge. " ' The islands,' said he, ' that lie so fresh and... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1877 - 424 pages
...harmony of singing-birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me at the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for...that I might fly away to those happy seats; but the Genins told me there was no passage to them except through the gates of death, that I saw opening every... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers, and could hear a confused harmony...in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. 14. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius... | |
 | James De Mille - English language - 1878 - 584 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the side of fountains or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony...human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew on me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle that I might... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers, and could hear a confused harmony cf singing-birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments....that I might fly away to those happy seats, but the genins told me there was no passage to them except through the Ga'es of Death that I saw opening every... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1879 - 250 pages
...sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing-birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments....discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wing;1 of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no... | |
 | Church work with the poor - 1879 - 446 pages
...down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers. Like John Bunyan, the visionary says, " I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats." Our readers who have the Spectator may read the full article as it appears No. 159, Saturday, September... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 pages
...upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on he,ls of flowers; and could hear a confused harmony of singing...voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in mo upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 pages
...Garlands upon ' their Heads, passing among the Trees, lying down by the ' Side of Fountains, or resting on Beds of Flowers ; and could ' hear a confused Harmony...that I might fly away to those ' happy Seats ; but tho Genius told mo there was no Passag« ' to them, except through tho Gates of Deatli that I saw '... | |
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