Anglo-American Literature and MannersC. Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 2
... hundred years . Bayle was cer- tainly one of the rarest minds that can be cited , and if we were in search of a man to oppose to our Puritans , we could not find a better one . He lodged near the statue of Erasmus , and when , at night ...
... hundred years . Bayle was cer- tainly one of the rarest minds that can be cited , and if we were in search of a man to oppose to our Puritans , we could not find a better one . He lodged near the statue of Erasmus , and when , at night ...
Page 19
... hundred anecdotes , and a hundred thou- sand examples , are required to show the extreme rottenness of every member . There are men and women who are greatly and eminently virtuous . I have the pleasure to number many in my own ...
... hundred anecdotes , and a hundred thou- sand examples , are required to show the extreme rottenness of every member . There are men and women who are greatly and eminently virtuous . I have the pleasure to number many in my own ...
Page 62
... hundreds of these rude sketches annually ; and for a long time , at my request , they made bonfires on the anniversaries of my birth - day . Patiently , and with industry , did I apply myself to study , for , although I felt the impossi ...
... hundreds of these rude sketches annually ; and for a long time , at my request , they made bonfires on the anniversaries of my birth - day . Patiently , and with industry , did I apply myself to study , for , although I felt the impossi ...
Page 67
... hundred plates of the largest size , and two thousand colored figures . There was but one country in the world , where the author could find the necessary patronage— Great Britain . At last , thanks to the encouragements which he ...
... hundred plates of the largest size , and two thousand colored figures . There was but one country in the world , where the author could find the necessary patronage— Great Britain . At last , thanks to the encouragements which he ...
Page 71
... hundred miles . " When I think of these times , and call back to my mind the grandeur and beauty of those almost ... hundreds of steam - boats are gliding to and fro , over the whole length of the majestic river , forcing com- merce to ...
... hundred miles . " When I think of these times , and call back to my mind the grandeur and beauty of those almost ... hundreds of steam - boats are gliding to and fro , over the whole length of the majestic river , forcing com- merce to ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acadian active admirable Ahab American Anglo-Saxon Astorian expedition beautiful become birds called Calvinist Catholic charming Christian civilization clever Clockmaker colonies colonists colors Cooper democratic destroy Dickens elements England English Europe exist eyes father feeble force forest France Franklin French friends genius girl give heart heerd Herman Melville houses human idea imagination Increase Mather industry innocent novels interest Irving Joel Barlow Jonathan Sharp labor land laws liberty literature lives Longfellow look manners Melville mind mingled minister Miss Martineau moral Morris nation nature neighboring never Norman North America passion pleasure poem poet political possessed Puritan race republic republican Revolution romance Sam Slick savage says sentiment shore singular Slick society solitudes soon soul sovereign-kings speak spirit strange tell things thought tion tradition travellers United verse voluntary association Washington Washington Irving whigs wild women words young