 I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Σελίδα 177των Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...— " I sat down on a hank, such as a writer of romance might have delighted to feign. I had, indeed, no trees to whisper over my head ; but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day waa calm, the air soft, and all wns rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before me, and on either side,... | |
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