Anglo-American Literature and Manners, etc. [Translated by Donald Macleod.]Charles Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 42
Page 5
... given to the world ? Their empty brain , their inert thought would have produced but mean or gross ideas , such as belong to hunger , thirst , the material wants of man . But they led lives of agitation ; a thousand varied impressions ...
... given to the world ? Their empty brain , their inert thought would have produced but mean or gross ideas , such as belong to hunger , thirst , the material wants of man . But they led lives of agitation ; a thousand varied impressions ...
Page 11
... given up to a vain desire of glory , which would make them sacrifice the holiest interests to their personal ambition . " When that great and fine Revolution of America , so little stained with innocent blood , so noble and so grave ...
... given up to a vain desire of glory , which would make them sacrifice the holiest interests to their personal ambition . " When that great and fine Revolution of America , so little stained with innocent blood , so noble and so grave ...
Page 27
... given Madame de Chastellux notice of my arrival . This consists with my primitive idea . Near twelve before the breakfast is paraded ; but , as I had eaten mine before my departure , this has no present inconvenience . After breakfast ...
... given Madame de Chastellux notice of my arrival . This consists with my primitive idea . Near twelve before the breakfast is paraded ; but , as I had eaten mine before my departure , this has no present inconvenience . After breakfast ...
Page 32
... given him to the contrary ; and next , promotion to the rank of maréchal de camp over the heads of several who were , many of them , men of family . To crown all , he accuses him of the want of courage , and declares that he has seen ...
... given him to the contrary ; and next , promotion to the rank of maréchal de camp over the heads of several who were , many of them , men of family . To crown all , he accuses him of the want of courage , and declares that he has seen ...
Page 41
... given by Charles II . , to his brother the Duke of York . You remarked too , the New Englander , the real American , distinguished by his intelligent activity , and already beginning with the Bata- vian that strife which has terminated ...
... given by Charles II . , to his brother the Duke of York . You remarked too , the New Englander , the real American , distinguished by his intelligent activity , and already beginning with the Bata- vian that strife which has terminated ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acadian admirable Ahab American Anglo-Saxon Astorian expedition Audubon beautiful become birds Blue Laws Bougainville called Calvinist charming civilization clever colonies colonists coloring Cooper democratic Dickens Dominora elements England English Europe eyes father feeble force forests France Franklin French friends genius give Herman Melville human idea imagination Increase Mather Indian industry interest Irving Jonathan Sharp king labor land laws liberty literature lives look Louis XIV Madame de Staël manners Mardi Melville mind mingled minister Miss Martineau moral Morris nation nature never North America Omoo passion pleasure poet political Puritan race reader republic republican Revolution romance Sam Slick savage says scenes sentiment shores singular slave Slick society solitudes soon soul sovereign-kings speak spirit strange tell thing thought tion travellers trees Tyrone Power United Washington Washington Irving whigs wild woman women words writers young