 | 1753 - 672 pages
...break•fafl was finithed, my lady and the colonel retired into her dreffing-room to cribbage, and fir Harry and myfelf to reconnoitre the place. The houfe...of water, and before it a goofe-common, on which he beftaws -beftows the name of a lawn. It was built in that 'deplorable sera of £ngli£h architecture,... | |
 | 1753 - 668 pages
...retired into her drefiing room to cribbage, and fir Hirry and myfelf to reconnoitre the place. The hotife ftands at the end of a dirty village, and clofe by...and before it a goofe-common, on which he beftows beftows the name of a lawn. It was built in that deplorable sera of Englilh architecture, which introduced... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - Good and evil - 1770 - 474 pages
...morning, as foon as breakfaft was finifhed, my lady and the colonel retired into her dreffing-room to cribbage, and Sir Harry and myfelf to reconnoitre...and clofe by it are a few tame deer, impounded in an orchP 4 •-• ' THEWORLD. ard, to which he gives the pompous title of a park. Behind is a fen, which... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - Good and evil - 1770 - 468 pages
...morning, as foon as breakfaft was finiQied, my lady and the colonel retired into her dreffing-roo^ii to cribbage, and Sir Harry and myfelf to reconnoitre the place. The houfe Itands at the end of a dirty village, and clofe by it are a few tame deer, impounded in an orchP 4... | |
 | 1786 - 636 pages
...of a dirty village, ind clufe by it area few tame deer, im. pounded in an orchard, to which he giv« the pompous title of a park.. Behind is a fen, which he calls a piece of water; and efore it. a gw fe coimron, ,on which he bellows (he naiit of ala'.vn. It was built in that depl. ruble... | |
 | Soame Jenyns, Charles Nalson Cole - 1791 - 484 pages
...morning, as foon as breakfaft was finifhed, my lady and the Colonel retired into her dreffing-room to cribbage, and Sir Harry and myfelf to reconnoitre...gives the pompous title of a park. Behind is a fen, \vhich he calls a piece of water, and before it a goofe-common, on which he beftows the Dame of a lawn.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 322 pages
...Harry and myself to reconnoitre the place. The house Stands at the end of a dirty village, and close by it are a few tame deer, impounded in an orchard,...fen, which he calls a piece of water, and before it a goose-common, on which he bestows the name of a lawn. It was built in that deplorable a?ra of English... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 332 pages
...Harry and myself to reconnoitre the place. The house stands at the end of a dirty village, and close by it are a few tame deer, impounded in an orchard,...fen, which he calls a piece of water, and before it a goosecommon, on which he bestows the name of lawn. It was built in that deplorable xra of English architecture,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 318 pages
...Harry and myself to reconnoitre the place. The house stands at the end of a dirty village, and close by it •are -a few tame deer, impounded in an orchard,...Behind is a fen, which he calls a piece of water, and ibefore it a goose-common, on which he bestows tht name of a lawn. It was built in that deplorable... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 312 pages
...Harry and myself to reconnoitre the place. The house stands at the end of a dirty village, and close by it are a few tame deer, impounded in an orchard,...pompous title of a park. Behind is a fen, which he calls apiece of water, and before it a goose-common, on which he bestows the name of a lawn. It was built... | |
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The house stands at the end of a dirty village, and close by it are a few tame deer, impounded in an orchard, to which he gives the pompous title of a park. Behind is a fen, which he calls a piece of water, and before it a goose-common, on which he bestows... 