 The very sound of a Lady's Library gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over a great many of her books, which were ranged together in a very beautiful order. At the end...  The Spectator - Pagina 189geredigeerd door - 1898Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1786 - 694 pagina’s
...very found of a lady's library gave me a great curiofiry to fee it; and as it was fome time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over a great rainy of her books, which were ranged together in a very beautiful ordei . At the end of the folios,... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pagina’s
...great curiofity to fee it; and as it was fome time before the lady came to me, I had an oppojtunity of turning over a great many of her books, which were...together in a very beautiful order. At the end of the Folibs (which were finely bound and gilt) were great jars of China placed one above another in a very... | |
 | 1803 - 434 pagina’s
...a lady's library gace me a great curiosity to see it; and as it was some time before the lady came, I had an opportunity of turning over a great many of her books, which were ranged together in a beautiful order. At the end of the folios, which were finely bound and gilt, were great jars of China,... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pagina’s
...sound of a lady's library, gave me a great curiosity to see it; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over...together in a very beautiful order. 'At the end of the I f folios (which were finely hound *and gill) were great jars of china placed one ahove another in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pagina’s
...sound of a lady's library gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over...pile of smaller vessels, which rose in a delightful pyramid. The octavos were bounded by tea-dishes of all shapes, colours, and sizes, which were so disposed... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pagina’s
...sound of a Lady's Library gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over...pile of smaller vessels, which rose in a delightful pyramid. The octavos were bounded by tea-dishes of all shapes, colours, and sizes, which were so disposed... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pagina’s
...sound of a Lady's Library gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over...pile of smaller vessels, which rose in a delightful pyramid. The octavos were bounded by tea-dishes of all shapes, colours, and sizes, which were so disposed... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pagina’s
...time before the lady came to me, I had ail opportunity of turning, over a great many of her book*, which were ranged together in a very beautiful order. At the end of the folio, (which were finely bound and gilt) were great jan of china placed one above another in a very... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pagina’s
...very sound of a lady's library gave me great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over...placed one above another in a very noble piece of architecture.t The quartos were separated from the octavos by a pile of smaller vessels, which rose... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pagina’s
...sound of a lady's library gave me a great curiosity to see it ; and as it was some time before the lady came to me, I had an opportunity of turning over...pile of smaller vessels, which rose in a delightful pyramid. The octavos were bounded by tea-dishes of all shapes, colours, and sizes, which were so disposed... | |
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