 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 berceau or covered,...  The Life of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals - Page 306by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1851 - 735 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...on the day or rather night of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I heaven is bare, And the winds and sunbeams, with their convex gleams, Build up the blue dome of air, severa! turns in a berceau, or covered Residence of Gibbon at Lausanne. walk of acacias, which commands... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1844 - 364 pages
...the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in ray garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns...berceau or covered walk of acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains ; and I will not dissemble my joy. But, when I reflected that 1 had taken... | |
 | 1843 - 434 pages
...I wrote the last line of the last page in a sumner-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, 1 took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of...acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, >he lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, ,he sky serene, the silver orb of the moon was... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page iii a summer-house iu e lit lake shines, a phosphoric sea, And the big rain comes dancing to the earth ! Residence of Gibbon at Lausanne. walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1845 - 366 pages
...labour there : " It was on the night of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that 1 wrote the last lines of the last page in a...berceau or covered walk of acacias, which commands the lake and the mountains. The sky was serene, the moon was shining on the waters, and I will not... | |
 | Mrs Robert Moore - 1846 - 336 pages
...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....the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waves, and all nature was silent." It is to the successive conquests of Savoy and Berne that the paucity... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 406 pages
...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...mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silyer orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble... | |
 | Alicia Moore, Wandering Artist - 1846 - 680 pages
...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....several turns in a berceau or covered walk of acacias, vhich commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1846 - 318 pages
...day, or rather the 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...my garden. After laying down my pen I took several walks in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake,... | |
 | James William Massie - 1846 - 572 pages
...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 in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country,... | |
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