| 1858 - 146 pàgines
...total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising, in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the building. I took up Livy, and amused myself looking over the pages, as if we were in safety. While... | |
| Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1861 - 400 pàgines
...search of his mother, when she anticipated him by hastening to his chamber, and they went out together into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings. The young Pliny was then but eighteen years old, and with the foolhardy courage of a boy he took up... | |
| Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 626 pàgines
...she found mo rising, in order to awaken her. Wo went out into a small court belonging to the houso, which separated the sea from the buildings. As I was...know not whether I should call my behaviour, in this dangerous juncture, courage or rashness ; but I took up Livy, and amused myself with turning over that... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pàgines
...universal destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising, in order to awaken me. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings. 6. " Though it was now morning, the light was extremely faint and languid ; the buildings all around... | |
| Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 630 pàgines
...small court belonging to the housn, which separated the sea from the buildings. As I was at t lint time but eighteen years of age, I know not whether I should call my behaviour, in this dangerous juncture, courage or rashness ; but I took up Livy, and amused myself with turning over that... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1868 - 296 pàgines
...total ruin. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me already rising in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated it from the sea. As I was at that time but eighteen years of age, I know not whether my behaviour in... | |
| John Phillips - 1869 - 458 pàgines
...total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house,...know not whether I should call my behaviour, in this dangerous juncture, courage or rashness : but I took up Livy, and amused myself with turning over that... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1869 - 296 pàgines
...total ruin. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me already rising in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated it from the sea. As I was at that time but eighteen years of age, I know not whether my behaviour in... | |
| Thomas Henry Dyer - 1871 - 624 pàgines
...total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising, in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house,...know not whether I should call my behaviour, in this dangerous juncture, courage or rashness ; but I took up Livy, and amused myself with turning over that... | |
| Osborne William Tancock - 1872 - 364 pàgines
...total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings. . . . Though it was now morning, the light was exceedingly faint and languid ; the buildings all around... | |
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