 | Stewarton, Lewis Goldsmith - France - 1808 - 866 pages
...ttoe Pays de Vaud from the country of Burgundy. In the solitude of a sequestered village he hestowed a liberal and even learned education on his only daughter. She surpassed his holi«i by her proficiency in the sciences and languages; and in her shot t visits to some relations-at... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1811 - 542 pages
...laborious duty, in the obscure lot of minister of Grassy, in the mountains that separate the Pays de Vaud from the county of Burgundy. In the solitude...sciences and languages ; and in her short visits to some relationsat Lausanne, the wit, the beauty,and erudition of Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of universal... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...Sept. 15th. I went to Geneva. Oct. 15th. I came back to Lausanne, having pa?sed through Crassy/ Nov. solitude of a sequestered village he bestowed a liberal,...relations at Lausanne, the wit, the beauty, and erudition or' Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of* universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1821 - 474 pages
...laborious duty, in the obscure lot of minister of Grassy, in the mountains that separate the Pays de Vaud from the county of Burgundy. In the solitude of a sequestered village, he hestowed a liheral, and even learned, education on his only daughter. She surpassed his hopes by her... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 594 pages
...laborious duty, in the obscure lot of minister of Grassy, in the mountains that separate the Pays de Vaud from the county of burgundy.* In the solitude...proficiency in the sciences and languages ; and in her «hört visits to some relations at Lausanne, the wit, the beauty, and erudition of Mademoiselle Curchod... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1164 pages
...laborious duty, in the obscure lot of minister of Grassy, in the mountains that separate the Pays de Vaud from the county of Burgundy.* In the solitude...the wit, the beauty, and erudition of Mademoiselle (torched were the theme of universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity ;... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 878 pages
...laborious duty, in the obscure lot of minister of Grassy, in the mountains that separate the Pays de Vaud from the county of Burgundy.* In the solitude...bestowed a liberal, and even learned, education on liis only daughter. She surpassed his hopes by her proficiency in the sciences and languages ; and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1843 - 588 pages
...obscure lot of minister of Grassy, in the mountains that separate the Pays de Vaud from the country of Burgundy. In the solitude of a sequestered village,...beauty, and erudition of Mademoiselle Curchod were tho theme of universal applause. The report of such a prodigy awakened my curiosity; 1 saw and loved.... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Women - 1844 - 368 pages
...laborious duty in the obscure lot of minister of Cressy, a small village in the mountains of Switzerland. He bestowed a liberal and even learned education on...sciences and languages ; and in her short visits to Lausanne, the wit, the beauty, and the learning, of Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of universal... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Queens - 1844 - 368 pages
...laborious duty in the obscure lot of minister of Cressy, a small village in the mountains of Switzerland. He bestowed a liberal and even learned education on...sciences and languages ; and in her short visits to Lausanne, the wit, the beauty, and the learning, of Mademoiselle Curchod were the theme of universal... | |
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In the solitude of a sequestered village he bestowed a liberal and even learned education on his only daughter. She surpassed his hopes by her proficiency in the sciences and languages; and in her short visits to some relations at Lausanne, the wit, the... 
