 Ovid's metamorphoses were exhibited in confectionary ; and the splendid iceing of an immense historic plum-cake was embossed with a delicious basso-relievo of the destruction of Troy. In the afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the...  Annual Register of World Events - Pàgina 1421800Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Warton - 1781 - 620 pàgines
...Troy. In the afternoon, when (he condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with Tritons and Nereids : the pages of the family were converted...footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. I fpeak it without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions, but it fcems difficult to fay,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pàgines
...Troy. In the afternoon, when flic condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with Tritons and Nereids : the pages of the family were converted...peeped from every bower : and the footmen gamboled orerthe lawns in the figure of fatyrs. I fpeak it without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 pàgines
...lake wa« covered with Triion« and Nereidi: the pages of the family were converted into wood-nympbc, who peeped from every bower: and the footmen gamboled over the lawns- in the figure of Satyrs. I fpeak- it without defigniivg to- infmuate any unfavourable- fu(f>kiotM» bor irfeemr dfffitult to... | |
 | 1792 - 784 pàgines
...in the afternoon, her majefty condefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with tritons and nereids ; the pages of the family were converted...footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. This inundation of claffical pedantry fpeedily infected our poetry. Thefe novel imaginations dazzled... | |
 | 1792 - 530 pàgines
...in the afternoon, her majefty condefecniled to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with tritons and nereids ; the pages of the family were converted...the footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of fatyrs. This inundation of claffical pedantry fpeedily infefled our poetry. Thefe novel imaginations... | |
 | 1792 - 724 pàgines
...in the afternoon, her majefty condefcended to walk In the garden, the lake was covered with tritons and nereids; the pages of the family were converted...wood-nymphs, who peeped from every bower ; and the footmen gambqjcd over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. This inundation of claffical pedantry fpeedily infected... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1805 - 736 pàgines
...tlic afternoon, when (he eondefcctided to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with Tritons nnd Nereids ; the pages of the family were converted into...wood-nymphs, who peeped from every bower ; and the footmen gambled over the lawns in the figure of iatyre. I fpenk it, (fays Mr. Warton,) without defigning to... | |
 | 1800 - 624 pàgines
...Troy. In the afternoon, when ihe conrlefcended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with Tritons and Nereids; the pages of the family Were converted...footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs. I fpeak It without defigning to infinuate any unfavourable fufpicions, but it feems difficult to fay,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pàgines
...In trie afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the lake was- covered with tritons and nereids; the pages of the family were converted...gamboled over the lawns, in the figure of satyrs, I speak it without designing to insinuate any unfavourable suspicions ; but it seems difficult to say,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pàgines
...Troy. In the afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the lake was covered with tritons and nereids; the pages of the family were converted...gamboled over the lawns, in the figure of satyrs. I speak it without designing to insinuate any unfavourable suspicions ; but it seems difficult to say,... | |
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