Give me the clear blue sky over my head," says he, "and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner — and then to thinking ! It is hard if I cannot start some game on these lone heaths. I laugh, I run,... Essays of William Hazlitt - Pagina 86door William Hazlitt - 1889 - 322 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 530 pagina’s
...tilbury, to exchange good things with, and vary the same stale topics over again, for once let me have a truce with impertinence. Give me the clear blue sky...dinner — and then to thinking ! It is hard if I eannot start some game on these lone heaths. I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy. From the point... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 432 pagina’s
...tilbury, to exchange good things with, and vary the same stale topics over again, for once let me have a truce with impertinence. Give me the clear blue sky...road before me, and a \ '• three hours' march to dinneor — and then to thinking ! It is hard . if I cannot start some game on these lone heaths. I... | |
| 1911 - 994 pagina’s
...though he were a battery of horse-artillery, and discharged forthwith a volley of quotation : — ' Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green...road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner. ... I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy.' The wise man scoffs at such; his legs cry out for mercy;... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1876 - 832 pagina’s
...tax levied on all who have not read it : — " Give me the clear blue sky over my head," says he, " and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, ajid a three hours' march to dinner — and then to thinking ! It is hard if I cannot start some game... | |
| William Carew Hazlitt - 1867 - 328 pagina’s
...watering-places, and carry the metropolis with them. I like more elbowroom and fewer incumbrances. .... Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green lurf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner — and then to... | |
| William Carew Hazlitt - 1867 - 358 pagina’s
...more elbow- . room and fewer ineumbranees (Jive me the elear blue sky over my head, and the green lurf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' mareh to dinner — and then to thinking. It is hard if 1 eannot start somo game on these lone heath?.I... | |
| 1876 - 814 pagina’s
...me the clear blue sky over my head," says he, " and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding joad before me, and a three hours' march to dinner —...lone heaths. I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy." Bravo ! After that adventure of my friend with the policeman, you would not have cared, would you,... | |
| Robert Louis Stevenson - 1890 - 300 pagina’s
...tax levied on all who have not read it: — " Give me the clear blue sky over my head," says he, " and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road...lone heaths. I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy." Bravo ! After that adventure of my friend with the policeman, you would not have cared, would you,... | |
| Robert Louis Stevenson - 1893 - 250 pagina’s
...be a tax levied on all who have not read it : " Give me the clear blue sky over my head," says he, " and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road...lone heaths. I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy." Bravo ! After that adventure of my friend with the policeman, you would not have cared, would you,... | |
| Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 388 pagina’s
...be a tax levied on all who have not read it: — "Give me the clear blue sky over my head," says he, "and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road...lone heaths. I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy." Bravo! After that adventure of my friend with the policeman, you would not have cared, would you, to... | |
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