 Walls of which all the objects of the River, Hills, Woods, and Boats, are forming a moving Picture in their visible Radiations: And when you have a mind to light it up, it affords you a very different Scene: it is finished with Shells interspersed with...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 33de Alexander Pope - 1822Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Timbs - 1861 - 348 pages
...different scene ; it is finished with shells, interspersed with pieces of looking-glass, in angular forms ; and in the ceiling is a star of the same material,...the place. There are connected to this grotto by a narrow passage two porches, one towards the river, of smooth stones, full of light, and open ; the... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1861 - 368 pages
...very different scene. It is finished with shells interspersed with pieces of looking-glass in angular forms, and in the ceiling is a star of the same material, at which, when a lamp or orbicular figure of thin alabaster is hung in the middle, a thousand pointed rays glitter, and are... | |
 | Francis Trevelyan Buckland - 1863 - 298 pages
...it affords you a very different scene. It is finished with shells, interspersed with coloured glass, and in the ceiling is a star of the same material, at which, when a lamp is hung in the centre, a thousand pointed rays glitter and are reflected all over the place. There... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1871 - 596 pages
...finished with shells interspersed with pieees of looking-glass in angular forms; and in the coiling is a star of the same material, at which when a lamp,...connected to this grotto by a narrower passage two porches with niches and seats, — one towards the river, of smooth stones, full of light, and open ; the other... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1871 - 510 pages
...very different scene. It is finished with shells interspersed with pieces of looking-glass in angular forms ; and in the ceiling is a star of the same material,...in the middle, a thousand pointed rays glitter, and arc reflected over the place. There are connected to this grotto by a narrower passage two porches... | |
 | James Thorne - 1876 - 430 pages
...sheila interspersed with pieces of looking -glass in angular forms ; and in the cieling i* a «tar of the same material, at which when a lamp (of an...connected to this grotto by a narrower passage two porchee, one towards the river of smooth stones full of light, and open ; the other toward the Garden... | |
 | William Howitt - 1877 - 732 pages
...with shells, interspersed with looking-glass in regular forms, and in the ceiling is a star of tho same material, at which when a lamp of an orbicular...the place. There are connected to this grotto, by a narrow passage, two porches: one towards the river, of smooth stones, full of light and open ; the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1877 - 480 pages
...looking-glass in angular forms; and in the ceiling is a star of the same materials, at which when a lamp of orbicular figure, of thin alabaster, is hung in the...connected to this grotto, by a narrower passage, two porches,—one towards the river, of smooth stones, full of light, and open; the other towards the... | |
 | Girls - 1881 - 390 pages
...looking-glass in angular forms ; and in the ceiling is a star of the same materials, at which, where a lamp of orbicular figure, of thin alabaster, is hung in the...pointed rays glitter, and are reflected over the place.' Very pretty, no doubt ! but rather a toy for a child than the pastime of a poet and a wit. Yet, as... | |
 | Howard Williams, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope - 1886 - 632 pages
...very different scene. It is finished with shells, interspersed with pieces of looking-glass in angular forms ; and, in the ceiling is a star of the same...which, when a lamp (of an orbicular figure of thin alabastar) is hung in the middle, a thousand pointed rays glitter, and are reflected over the place."... | |
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