 | 1849 - 606 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagerness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed rather a network of aerial gossamer than of earthy cobweb — more like a golden haze falling upon him gently from the heavens than a cloud exhaling... | |
 | 1849 - 638 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...scarcely to seem certainly alive, he presented the ”таге of repose midway between life and death, like 'he repose of sculpture ; and to one who knew... | |
 | 1849 - 636 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagerness, spare»and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed rather a network of aerial gossamer than of earthy cobweb—more like a golden haze falling upon him gently from the heavens than a cloud exhaling... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to mcagerness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted " earthy cobweb — more like a golden haze falling upon him gently from the heavens than a cloud exhaling... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1850 - 318 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...certainly alive, he presented the image of repose midway between life and death, like the repose of sculpture ; and to one who knew his history a repose... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 306 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...certainly alive, he presented the image of repose midway between life and death, like the repose of sculpture ; and to one who knew his history, a repose... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 368 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...certainly alive, he presented the image of repose midway between life and death, like the repose of sculpture ; and to one who knew MB history, a repose... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 366 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...rather a network of aerial gossamer than of earthly cobweb—more like a golden haze falling upon him gently from the heavens than a cloud exhaling upwards... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...rather a network of aerial gossamer than of earthly cobweb—more like a golden haze falling upon him gently from the heavens than a cloud exhaling npwards... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 352 pągines
...Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or aa Thomas Aquinas, wasted by scholastic vigils, the affection of sleep seemed...certainly alive, he presented the image of repose midway between life and death, like the repose of sculpture ; and to one who knew his history, a repose... | |
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It descended upon him as softly as a shadow. In a gross person, laden with superfluous flesh, and sleeping heavily, this would have been disagreeable; but in Lamb, thin even to meagreness, spare and wiry as an Arab of the desert, or as Thomas Aquinas,... 
