 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her," says Ascham, •' in her chamber, reading Phaedo which I presume is the most so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr. Elmer... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...were hunting in the park. I found her," gays Ascham, " in her chamber, reading Phsedo Platonia ¡•k, and that with as much delight, as some gentlemen would read a merry After salutation, and >ther talk, I asked lier, \vi ¡M lose such pastime in th« park? Smiling, the... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Women - 1827 - 482 pages
...Elizabeth. B 2 " gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found " her in her chamber reading Pheedo P/atonis in " Greek, and that with as much delight, as some...done, with some other " talk, I asked her, why she should lose such pastime " in the park? Smiling, she answered me : ' 1 wist " all their sport in the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...were hunting in ihe park. I found her in her chamber, reading IMiailo Platonis in Greek, aud that wilh as much delight as some Gentlemen would read a merry tale in Boecacc. After salutation and duty done, with some other talk, 1 asked her, why she would lose such... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her," says Ascham, •' in her chamber, reading Pha;do Platonis in Greek, and that with as much delight, as some gentlemen would read a merry tale in Uoccace. After salutation, and duty done, with some other talk, I asked her, why she would lose such... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...Household, Gentlemen and Gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber, reading Phredo Platonis in Greek, and that with as much delight as some Gentlemen would read я memtale in Boccace. After salutation and tiuty clone, with some other talk, I asked her, why ehe... | |
 | English literature - 1840 - 676 pages
...gentlemen and gentlewomen were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber, reading the Phaedo of Plato in Greek, and that with as much delight as some gentlemen would read a merry tale in Boccacio. After salutation and duty done, with some other talk, I asked her ' why she would lose such... | |
 | David Francis Bacon - Christian biography - 1833 - 630 pages
...gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber reading Phcedo Plaionis in Greek, and that with as much delight, as some gentlemen...duty done, with some other talk, I asked her why she should lose such pastime in the park? Smiling, she answered me ; 'I wist all their sport in the park... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - Biography - 1833 - 764 pages
...gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber alone, reading Phaedo Platonis in Greek, and that with as much delight as some gentlemen would read a merry tale of Boccace. After salutation, and duty done, with some other talk, I asked her why she would lose such... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...Platonis in Greek, and this with as much delight as some gentlemen would read a merry tale in Boccaccio. After salutation and duty done, with some other talk,...pastime in the park?' smiling she answered me, ' I wisse all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas ! good... | |
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I wis all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas, good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant. 
