| Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...circumstances and situation in which he has been placed, that Mr. Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some...obstacles. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...circumstances and situation in which he has been placed, that Mr. Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some...obstacles. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity; and to glory in the vigour... | |
| Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...he has been placed, that Mr. Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting tu notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves,...obstacles. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...circumstances and situation in which he has been placed, that Mr Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some...obstacles. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity; and to glory in the vigour... | |
| Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 pages
...Roscoe ; his reflections on whom are melancholy and impressive. " It is interesting," he writes, " to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves,...but irresistible way, through a thousand obstacles." He dwells upon the misfortunes of Mr. Roscoe with a delicacy, that would make us believe he considered... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...sorrow ; she clasped her hands, uttered a faint shriek, and stood wringing them in silent agony. GENIUS. IT is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost...way through a thousand obstacles. Nature seems to deb'ght in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dullness to maturity;... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...very circumstances and situation in which he has been placed, that Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some...obstacles. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...I. SELECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY. SECTION I. SELECT PARAGRAPHS. Beautiful Metaphor. — IRVING. 1. IT is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost...obstacles^. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art', with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity', and to glory in the... | |
| 1832 - 858 pages
...returned to the luties of life no longer sorrowing as those who have no hope. GENIUS, BY ME. IK VINO. IT is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost...obstacles. Nature seems to delight in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dullness to maturity ; and to glory in the... | |
| Washington Irving - Americans - 1834 - 316 pages
...very circumstances and situation in which he has been placed, that Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some...themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, ROSCOE. 19 and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. Nature seems... | |
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