 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 454 pages
...Lady Austen made a part of his little evening circle, that she observed him sinking into encreasing dejection ; it was her custom, on these occasions,...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her story, had kept him waking during the greatest part of the night ; and that he... | |
 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...her custom, on these occasions, to try all the resources of her sprightly powers for his'immediate relief. She told him the story of John Gilpin (which...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her story, had kept F :i .,-r • -him waking during the greatest part of the night;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 482 pages
...treasured in her memory from her childhood) to dissipate the gloom of the passing hour. Its eflfect on the fancy of Cowper had the air of enchantment:...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her story, had kept him waking during the greatest part of the night; and that he had... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...memory from her childhood) to diffipate the gloom of the pafllng hour. Its effect on the fancy of Cowpar had the air of enchantment : he informed her the next morning, that convulfions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her ftory, had kept him waking during the... | |
 | 1804 - 552 pages
...Gilpin (which had been treafured in her memory from her childhood) to diulpate the gloom of the pulling hour. Its effect on the fancy of Cowper had the air...of enchantment. He informed her the next morning, thatconvulfions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her ftory, had kept hhn waiting during... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 230 pages
...when his accomplished friend, Lady Austen, made a part of his little evening circle, that she cbterved him sinking into increasing dejection : it was her...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her story, had kept him waking during the greatest part of the night, and that he had... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 462 pages
...Lady Austen made a part of his little evening circle, that she observed him sinking into encreasing dejection; it was her custom, on these occasions,...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollection of her story, had kept him waking during the greatest part of the night, and that he had... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 pages
...from her childhood) to dissipate the gloom of the passing hour. Its effect on the fancy of Cowpei; had the air of enchantment : he informed her the next...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought: on byj hi.s .recollection of her story, had kept him waking 'during the greatest part of the night, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 402 pages
...treasured in her 'i•. . . ; \ from her childhood) to dissipate the gloom of the passing hour. Its eftect on the fancy of Cowper had the air of enchantment : he informed her the uext morning, that convulsions of laughter brought on by his recollection of her story, had kep,t him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 540 pages
...Gilpin," the origin of which Mr. Hayley thus relates : — " It happened one afternoon, that lady Austen observed him sinking into increasing dejection : it...morning, that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollection ef her story, had kept him waking during the greatest part of the night, and that he had... | |
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It happened one afternoon, in those years, when his accomplished friend Lady Austen made a part of his little evening circle, that she observed him sinking into increasing dejection ; it was her custom, on these occasions, to try all the resources of... 
