 I waked one morning, in the beginning of last June, from a dream, of which, all I could recover was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle (a very natural dream for a head filled like mine with Gothic story), and that on the uppermost bannister...  The Argosy - Page 140edited by - 1874Full view - About this book
 | John Colin Dunlop - Fiction - 1816 - 538 pages
...that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, (a very natural dream for a head filled' like mine with Gothic story,) and that on the uppermost bannister...write, without knowing in the least what I intended td say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I ' was very glad to... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 pages
...was, that I had thought myself in an ancient castle, (a very natural dream for a head filled like mine with gothic story,) and that on the uppermost bannister...evening I sat down and began to write, without knowing hi the least what I intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 340 pages
...natural dream for a head filled, like mine, with (iothic story), and that on the uppermost banister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand, in armour....knowing in the least what I intended to say or relate. Die work grew on my hands, and 1 grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of any thing rather... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 346 pages
...natural dream for a head filled, like mine, with Gothic story), and that on the uppermost banister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand, in armour....began to write, without knowing in the least what 1 intended to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1839 - 674 pages
...gothic story), and that on the uppermost banister of a great staircase, I saw a gigantic hand in armor. In the evening I sat down, and began to write, without knowing in the least what 1 intended to say or relat..'. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it; so that I was very... | |
 | 1860 - 860 pages
...was that I had thought myself in an ancient castle (a very natural dream for a head filled like mine with Gothic story), and that on the uppermost bannister...knowing in the least what I intended to -say or relate. Tlie work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it. Add, that I was very glad to think of anything rather... | |
 | John Timbs - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1872 - 408 pages
...on the uppermost banister of a great staircase he saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the evening he sat down and began to write, without knowing in the least what he intended to say or relate. The work grew on his hands, and he grew fond of it. " In short," says... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1901 - 624 pages
...dream for a head filled, like mine, with Gothic story), and that on (he uppermost Itanister of a errat staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armour. In the...down and began to write, without knowing in the least »hat I intended to sav иг relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fonà of it. Add, that I... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1904 - 496 pages
...very natural dream for a head filled like mine with Gothic story), and that on the uppermost banister of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armour....began to write, without knowing in the least what I intend) d to say or relate. The work grew on my hands, and I grew fond of it — add that I was very... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - Fiction - 1908 - 470 pages
...ancient castle, and that on the uppermost baluster of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armor. In the evening I sat down and began to write without knowing in the least what I intended to relate." It was written in two months, and professed to be a translation by "William Marshal, gentleman,... | |
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