 Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury was a tree of gold and silver spreading into eighteen large branches, on which, and on the lesser boughs, sat a variety of birds made of the same precious metals, as well as the leaves of the tree....  Contarini Fleming. Alroy. Romances - Page 286by Benjamin Disraeli (earl of Beaconsfield.) - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Nathan Drake - 1800 - 482 pages
...on the floor were twentytwo thousand. An hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous...birds made of the same precious metals, as well as the leaves of the tree. While the machinery affected spontaneous motions, the several birds warbled their... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 pages
...rare and stupendous luxury, was a u tree of gold and silver spreading into eighteen large branch" es, on which, and on the lesser boughs, sat a variety..." made of the same precious metals, as well as the leaves of " the tree. While the machinery affected spontaneous mo" tions, the several birds warbled... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...on the floor were twentytwo thousand. An hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury, was a tree of gold and silver, which opened itself into " eighteen larger branches, upon which, and the other less branches, " sate... | |
 | Charles Wilkinson - 1806 - 484 pages
...the floor were twenty-two thousand. An hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous...birds made of the same precious metals, as well as the leaves of the tree. While the machinery affected spontaneous motions, the several birds warbled their... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 406 pages
...were twenty-two thousand. An hun' — * " dred lions were brought out, with a keeper to " each lion *. Among the other spectacles of " rare and stupendous...branches, " on which, and on the lesser boughs, sat a va" riety of birds made of the same precious metals, " as well as the leaves of the tree. While the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 406 pages
...floor were twenty-two thousand. Anhun" dred lions were brought out, with a keeper to " each lion.* Among the other spectacles of " rare and stupendous...luxury, was a tree of gold " and silver spreading intoeighteen largebranches, " on which, and on the lesser boughs, sat a va" riety of birds made of... | |
 | James Forbes - 1815 - 458 pages
...the floor were twenty-two thousand. A hundred. lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous...large branches; on which, and on the lesser boughs, sal a variety of birds, made of the same precious metals, as well as the leaves of the tree : while... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 pages
...floor " were twenty-two thousand. An hundred lions were " brought out, with a keeper to each lion47. Among the " other spectacles of rare and stupendous...made of the same precious metals, as " well as the leaves of the tree. While the machinery •• affected spontaneous motions, the several birds warH... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1819 - 386 pages
...The carpets on the floor were 22,OOO. An hundred lions were brought out, with a keeper to each lion. Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous...and silver spreading into eighteen large branches." In the west the Ommiades of Spain supported with equal pomp the title of commander of the faithful.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 404 pages
...floor " were twenty-two thousand. An hundred " lions were brought out, with a keeper to each " lion.* Among the other spectacles of rare " and stupendous...boughs, " sat a variety of birds made of the same pre" cious metals, as well as the leaves of the tree. " While the machinery affected spontaneous "... | |
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