 ... much magnificence, much vain-glory ; briefly a great show ; and yet, after all this, but an ill sight. At last (for it seemed long to me, and, like his short reign too, very tedious) the whole scene...  Select Works - Page 2by Abraham Cowley - 1772Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 298 pages
...laft (for it feemed long to me, and, like his fhort reign too, very tedious) the whole fcene pafied by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...little to reverence and admiration of his courage, conduet, and fuccefs; till, by thefe different motions and agitations of mind, rocked, as it were,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...laft (for it feemed long to me, and, like his fhort reign too, very tedious) the whole fcene' pafled by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...melancholy than any of the mourners ; where I began ro reflect on the whole life of this prodigious man : and fometimes I was filled with horror and deteftation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 418 pages
...laft (for it feemed long to me, and like his fhort reign too, very tedious) the whole fcene palled by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...melancholy than any of the mourners ; where I began to refleft on the whole life of this prodigious man i and fometimes I was filled wiih horror and deteftation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...my chamber, weary, and I more melancholy than any of the mourners; where I began to rcfl.-dt on the life of this prodigious man : and fometimes I was filled with horror and deteftaof his actions, and fometimcs I inclined a little to reverence and admiration of his condiid,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 290 pages
...last (for it seemed long to me, and, like his short reign too, very tedious) the whole scene passed by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...to reflect on the whole life of this prodigious man t and sometimes I was filled with horror and detestation of his actions, and sometimes I inclined a... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 644 pages
...last, for it seemed long to me, and, like his short reign too, very tedious, the whole scene passed by, and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and,...than any of the mourners. Where I began to reflect upon the whole life of this prodigious man ; and sometimes I was filled with horror and detestation... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...last (for it seemed long to me, and, like his short reign too, very tedious) the whole scene passed by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...reflect on the whole life of this prodigious man : and sometimes I was filled with horror and detestation of his actions, and sometimes I inclined a little... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1809 - 284 pages
...last (for it seemed long to nie, and, like his short reign too, very tedious) the wholfl scene passed by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...reflect on the -whole life of this prodigious man : and sometimes I vas filled with horror and detestation of his actions, and sometimes I inclined a little... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...At last(fur it seemed long to me, and like his short reign too, very tedious) the whole scene passed by ; and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and...mourners; where I began to reflect on the whole life ofthis prodigious man : and sometimeslwas filled with horrourand detestation of bis actions, and sometimes... | |
 | 1810 - 620 pages
...last, for it seemed long to me, and, like his short reign too, very tedious, the whole scene passed by, and I retired back to my chamber, weary, and,...than any of the mourners. Where I began to reflect upon the whole life of this prodigious man; and sometimes I was filled with horror and detestation... | |
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