 | Henry Peter Brougham (1st baron Brougham and Vaux.) - 1846 - 580 Seiten
...to describe the conclusion of his arduous labours. " It was," he says, " on the day, or rather the night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours...that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer house in my garden. After laying down my pen I took several walks in a berceau, or covered walk... | |
 | Alicia Moore, Wandering Artist - 1846 - 680 Seiten
...legacy of admiration, bequeathed to the scenes which inspired them. " It was on the day, or rather, the night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last line of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen I took several turns... | |
 | James William Massie - 1846 - 572 Seiten
...of his great work. 1 quote his own words, describing the event. " It was on the day, or rather the night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last line of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, 1 took several turns... | |
 | Mrs Robert Moore - 1846 - 336 Seiten
...legacy of admiration, bequeathed to the scenes which inspired them. " It was on the day, or rather, the night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last line of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen I took several turns... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 Seiten
...great labour of Gibbon's life — the ' History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire : ' — " It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of...which commands a prospect of the country, the lake [Lausanne], and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon... | |
 | Charles Maybury Archer - 1848 - 292 Seiten
...record of the completion of his great labour is very impressive. " It was on the day, or rather the night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last line of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1848 - 410 Seiten
...Coliseum, and ended it on the banks of Lake Geneva. He says : " It was on the day or rather the night of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last line of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns... | |
 | 1849 - 822 Seiten
...commemorate the hour of my final deliverance. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th Jane 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that...took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acaciae, which commands a proepect of the country, the lake, and mountains. The air was temperate,... | |
 | 1849 - 602 Seiten
...shall now commemorate the hour of my final deliverance. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve,...of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. Afier laying down my pen, I took several turns in a Ixrccnu, or covered walk of acacias, which commands... | |
 | 1849 - 812 Seiten
...shall now commemorate the hour of my final deliverance. It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in n summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered... | |
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It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berccau, or covered... 
