1816, ISBN: 9780217616492

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Numb. 142. Saturday, July 27, 1751. Homer. A giant shepherd here his flock maintains Far from the rest, and solitary reigns, In shelter thick of horrid shade reclin'd And gloomy mischiefs labour in the mind. A form enormous ! far unlike the race Of human birth, in stature or in face. Popb. To the RAMBLER. SIR, tTAVING been accustomed to retire annually from the town, I lately accepted the invitation of Eugenia, who has an estate and seat in a distant county. As we were unwilling to travel without improvement, we turned often from the direct road to please ourselves with the view of nature or of art we examined every wild mountain and medicinal spring, criticised every edifice, contemplated every ruin, and compared every scene of action with the narratives of historians. By this succession of amusements we enjoyed the exercise of a journey without suffering the fatigue, and had nothing to regret but that, by a progress so leisurely and gentle, we missed the adventures of a post-chaise, and the pleasure of alarming villages with the tumult of our passage, and of disguising our insignificancy by the dignity of hurry. The first week after our arrival at Eugenia's house was passed in receiving visits from his neighbours, who crowded about him with all the eagerness of benevolence some impatient to learn the news of the court and town, that they might be qualified by authentick information to dictate to the rural politicians on the next bowling day others desirous of his interest to accommodate disputes, or of his advice in the settlement of their fortunes and the marriage of their children. The civilities which he had received were soon to be returned and I passed some time with great satisfaction in roving through the country, and viewing t...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

1816, ISBN: 0217616496