 | Albert Newton Raub - English language - 1880 - 280 pages
...— Whatdy. 3. Our Revolution was mainly directed against the mere theory of tyranny. — Clay. 4. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing np under every disadvantage.— Irving. 5. Without labor, what is there? Without it, there were no... | |
 | Austin Barclay Fletcher - Elocution - 1881 - 454 pages
...would fain lay the erring soul of my fellow-man tenderly in His hand from whom it came. LONGFELLOW. 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 dulness to maturity, and to glory in the vigor and luxuriance... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 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 vigor... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1883 - 360 pages
...American Revolution believed that they were in the service of their own, and of all future generations. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost...but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. Any man who attends to what passes within himself, may easily discern that the human character is a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1884 - 472 pages
...clasped her hands, uttered a faint shriek, and stood ringing thorn in silent agony. SKETCH BOOS. GENIUS. 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 dulncss to maturity; and to glory in the vigour... | |
 | Thomas Peyton - Bible - 1885 - 186 pages
...the mists which envelope his career he brings to mind some words of one of our popular writers : " 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 dullness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigor, and... | |
 | Thomas Peyton - Bible - 1885 - 184 pages
...through the mists which envelope his career he brings to mind some words of one of our popular writers : "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 dullness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigor, and... | |
 | John George Hargreaves - Authors - 1889 - 374 pages
...source, as Locke observes, ' Sir Isaac Newton learnt his mathematics.' ' Some minds,' says W. Irving, ' seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.' So far as their fellow-creatures are concerned, they are self-produced. No school could have taught... | |
 | Charles Northend - Maxims - 1890 - 224 pages
...world by the want of culture of this spiritual endowment. WE Chaumng, RI, 1780-1848. 13. Resolution. 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 dullness to maturity, and to glory in the vigor and luxuriance... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 422 pages
...that Mr. Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some mijids seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...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 vigor... | |
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It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. 
