 What a gloom hangs all around ! The dying lamp feebly emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human pride is forgotten ; an hour like this may well display the emptiness of human vanity....  Select British Classics - 第 76 頁1804完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 頁
...emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heard, but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog ; all the bustle of human pride is forgotten : an hour like this may well display tbs emptiness of human vanity. There will come a time, when this temporary solitude may be m»de continual,... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 頁
...Colitude may be made continual, and the city itfelf, like its inhabitants, fade away, and leave a dclert in its room. What cities, as great as this, have once triumphed in exiftence, had their viftories as great, joys as juft, and as unbounded ; and with fhortfighted prefumption,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 頁
...folitude may be made continual, and the city itfelf, like its inhabitants, fade away, and leave a defert in its room. What cities, as great as this, have once triumphed in exiftence, had their viftories as great, joy as juft and as unbounded, and with fhort-fighted prefumption... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 頁
...emits a yellow gleam, no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All ac 2 the bustle of human pride is forgotten, an hour like this may well display the emptiness of humanvanity. There will come a time when this temporary solitude may be made continual, and the city... | |
 | 1818 - 596 頁
...feebly emits a yellow gleam; nosonnrl is heard, but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog; all the bustle of human pride is forgotten: an hour like...of human vanity. There will come a time, when this tempowry solitude may be made continual, and the city itself, like its inhabitants, fade away, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 706 頁
...feebly emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human • pride is forgotten, an hour...will come a time when this temporary solitude may he made continual, and the city itself, like its inhabitants, fade away, and leave a desert in its... | |
 | 1821 - 384 頁
...feebly emits a yellow gleam; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human pride is forgotten : an hour like...like its inhabitants, fade away, and leave a desert tn its room. What cities as great as this have once trinmphed in existence, had their victories as... | |
 | 1834 - 430 頁
...feebly emits a yellow gleam ; no sound is heaid of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All the bustle of human pride is forgotten ; an hour like...its room. What cities, as grea.t as this, have once triuiyiphed in existence, had their victories as great, joy as just and unbounded, and, with short... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 頁
...gleam ; no sound is dinning clock, or the distant watch-dog. human pride is forgotten : an hour like display the emptiness of human vanity. There will come a time, when this tern may be made continual, and the city itself, tants, fade away, and leave a desert in its roc What... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 頁
...feebly emits a yellow gleam; no sound is heard but of the chiming clock, or the distant watch-dog. All ved to mortify me ; I had desired my girls the preceding...be dressed early the next day ; for I always loved ami leave a desert in its room. What cities, as great as this, have once triumphed in existence, had... | |
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