 I happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted with the stories of the knights, and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which I found every where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees, with the tinkling...  The Works of Abraham Cowley - Page 229by Abraham Cowley - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...take some pleasure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, for she herself never in her life read any book but...giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which I found every where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees, with... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 296 pages
...take some pleasure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, for she herself never in her life read any book but...and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which 1 found every where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...take some pleasure in it, there* was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, for she herself never in her life read any book but...and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which 1 found every where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...take eome pleasure m it, there was wont to he in my mother's parlour— Ï know uot by what accident, d'.-votion — but there was wont to lie Spciwer's works ; this I happened to fail upon, and was infinitely... | |
 | 1833 - 270 pages
...to take pleasure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour, I know not by what accident, for she herself never in her life read any book but...giants, and monsters, and brave houses which I found every where, (though my understanding had little to do with all this,) and, by degrees, with the tinkling... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1842 - 322 pages
...pleasure in it (poetry), there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour, I know not by what accident (for she herself never in her life read any book but...stories of the knights, and giants, and monsters, which I found everywhere there (though my understanding had little to do with all this); and, by degrees,... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton, Edward William Brayley - 1842 - 296 pages
...Scarborough having become sccurity for him to the amount of one thousand pounds. He then printed a collective book but of devotion,) but there was wont to lie Spenser's...giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which I found every where there, (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and by degrees, with... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...take some pleasure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, paid. Nor this, nor that, nor any such small cause...for this worthy knight durst prove To lose his cro 1 happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted witli the stories of the knights, and piante,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...take some pleasure in it, there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour (I know not by what accident, " aud monsters, and brave houses, which I found everywhere there (though my understanding had little... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1849 - 388 pages
...pleasure in it (poetry), there was wont to lie in my mother's parlour, I know not by what accident (for she herself never in her life read any book but...happened to fall upon, and was infinitely delighted j with the stories of the knights, and giants, and monsters, which I found everywhere \ there (though... | |
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