 | 1789 - 504 pages
...carved, feemed to enclofe an alcove bed, the curtains of which were vifible, but behind them, inflead of a bed, there was a library : the king flept on a truckle bed with a flight mattrafs, concealed behind a fcreen. Marcus Aurelius and Julian, thofe apoilles of Stoicifm, did not... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 764 pages
...feemed to enclole an alcove bed, the curtains of which were vilible ; but behind them, inftead of abed, there was a library: the king flept on a truckle bed with a flight mattrefs concealed beh ind a fcree n Marcus Auveliusaml Jn liafl, thofe apollles of Stoicii'm, did not fleep in a more... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 772 pages
...ornamented with little «. cupids, feemed to enc'ofe an alcove bed, the •curtains of which were vilible; but behind them, inftead of a bed, there was a library : the king Dept on a truckle bed with a flight mattrefs concealed behind a fcreen. Marcus Aurelius and Julian,... | |
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... him, and indeed he almoft wholly drefled himfelf. His room was not inelegant. A rich baluftrade of filver, ornamented with little Cupids tolerably well carved, feemed to enclofe an alcove bed, the curtains of which were vifible, but behind them... 