 | 1832 - 868 pàgines
...American. They transport us into the depths of the solemn primeval forest — to the shores of the lonely lake — the banks of the wild nameless stream, or...prevent his descriptions from ever becoming general and common- place; while he has the gift of shedding over them a pensive grace that blends them all into... | |
 | 1832 - 650 pàgines
...in its extremes, but splendid in all its vicissitudes.' ' His close observation,' adds the editor, ' of the phenomena of nature, and the graphic felicity...moral associations that make them speak to the heart.' We wish that we could adopt Mr. Irving's critical view of these poems. The longest piece in this collection,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 416 pàgines
...who have read this article will agree with what "Washington Irving has said of his friend — that his close observation of the phenomena of nature,...commonplace ; while he has the gift of shedding over them a genuine grace that blends them all into harmony, and of clothing them with moral associations that... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 432 pàgines
...All who have read this article will agree with what Washington Irving has said of his friend — that his close observation of the phenomena of nature,...commonplace ; while he has the gift of shedding over them a genuine grace that blends them all into harmony, and of clothing them 'with moral associations that... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 412 pàgines
...All who have read this article will agree with what Washington Irving has said of his friend — that his close observation of the phenomena of nature,...commonplace ; while he has the gift of shedding over them a genuine grace that blends them all into harmony, and of clothing them with moral associations that... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 82 pàgines
...American. They transport us into the depths of the solemn primeval forest — to the shores of the lonely lake — the banks of the wild nameless stream, or...moral associations that make them speak to the heart. Neither, I am convinced, will it be the least of his merits 'in your eyes, that his writings are imbued... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 76 pàgines
...into the depths of tho solemn primeval forest — to the shores of the lonely lake— tho banks of tho wild nameless stream, or the brow of the rocky upland,...moral associations that make them speak to the heart. Neither, I am convinced, wil! it be the least of his merits in your eyes, that his writings are imbued... | |
 | Pierre Munroe Irving - 1862 - 504 pàgines
...American. They transport us into the depths of the solemn primeval forest, to the shores of the lonely lake, the banks of the wild, nameless stream, or the...moral associations that make them speak to the heart. Neither, I am convinced, will it be the least of his merits in your eyes, that his writings are imbued... | |
 | Pierre Munroe Irving - 1862 - 506 pàgines
...amidst a wide ocean of foliage ; while they shed around us the glories of a climate, fierce in jts extremes, but splendid in all its vicissitudes. His...them with moral associations that make them speak to OF WASHINGTON IRVING. 477 the heart. Neither, I am convinced, will it be the least of his merits in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1862 - 584 pàgines
...upland, rising like a promontory from amidst a wide ocean of foliage ; while they slied around us tlie glories of a climate, fierce in its ' extremes, but...from ever becoming general and commonplace ; while he lias the gift of shedding over them a pensive grace that lilends them all into harmony, and of clothing... | |
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... of a climate, fierce in its extremes, but splendid in all its vicissitudes. His close observation of the phenomena of nature and the graphic felicity of his details, prevent his descriptions from ever becoming general and commonplace ; while he has... 
