 Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his children. It was a beautiful day — so warm that every window was wide open— and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 291publié par - 1856Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...window was wide open — and so perfectly still that the sound of all others most delicious to his 0. 0. x 0. the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes.' Call it not vain ; they do not err Who say,... | |
 | William Coombs Dana - 1845 - 408 pages
...window was wide open — and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed." I left the house and strolled for hours over the beautiful grounds. The blossoming shrubbery... | |
 | Robert Turnbull - 1847 - 396 pages
...and so perfectly still that the sound, of all others most de348 * GENIUS OF SCOTLAND. Itcious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles,...bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes." The remains of- Sir Walter were buried in Dryburgh Abbey. "As we advanced," says one who was present... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 452 pages
...window was wide open — and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes. No sculptor ever modelled a more majestic image... | |
 | University magazine - 1848 - 824 pages
...was wide open — and, so perfectly still, that the sound, of all others most delicious to his car, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible, as we knelt around the bed, and his eldest SOD kissed, and closed his eyes." — Lochharfs Life of Scott. THE TBIUMPH... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, misc.]) - 1848 - 130 pages
...window was wide open — and so perfectly still, that the sound, of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as they knelt around the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes. CHAPTER III. FLORA MAC IVOR.... | |
 | James Boswell, John Wilson Croker - 1848 - 1798 pages
...was open : and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear. the pentle the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes." Lockhart'$ Life. — CROKS.K, 184G. « Hardly... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1849 - 478 pages
...window was wide open — and so perfectly still that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes." His miscellaneous works are exceedingly numerous... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinetly audible as we knelt around his bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes." It now remains to speak of the character of the writings of this prolific and gifted genius. And here... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 pages
...and so perfectly still, tat the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of w Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around his ed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes." It now remains to speak of the character of the... | |
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