The Life and Letters of Washington Irving, כרך 4G.P. Putnam, 1864 |
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עמוד 17
Pierre Munroe Irving. satisfaction on his " literary freak , " and showing the attraction he felt in the theme . [ To Pierre M. Irving . ] MY DEAR PIERRE : SUNNYSIDE , April 15 , 1847 . I am glad I did not receive your note of this ...
Pierre Munroe Irving. satisfaction on his " literary freak , " and showing the attraction he felt in the theme . [ To Pierre M. Irving . ] MY DEAR PIERRE : SUNNYSIDE , April 15 , 1847 . I am glad I did not receive your note of this ...
עמוד 20
... DEAR PIERRE : SUNNYSIDE , April 26 , 1847 . * * * The horse purchased by Mr. Van Wart is a very fine animal , and very gentle , but he does not suit me . I have ridden him once , and find him ... DEAR IRVING : 20 [ 1847 . LIFE AND LETTERS.
... DEAR PIERRE : SUNNYSIDE , April 26 , 1847 . * * * The horse purchased by Mr. Van Wart is a very fine animal , and very gentle , but he does not suit me . I have ridden him once , and find him ... DEAR IRVING : 20 [ 1847 . LIFE AND LETTERS.
עמוד 21
Pierre Munroe Irving. Here follows the letter enclosed : MY DEAR IRVING : SUNNYSIDE , April 28 , 1847 . In a letter to Pierre M. Irving , the other day , I gave an unfavorable opinion of the horse , as it regarded my peculiar notions and ...
Pierre Munroe Irving. Here follows the letter enclosed : MY DEAR IRVING : SUNNYSIDE , April 28 , 1847 . In a letter to Pierre M. Irving , the other day , I gave an unfavorable opinion of the horse , as it regarded my peculiar notions and ...
עמוד 26
Pierre Munroe Irving. I am scribbling this letter while the family are all at church . I hear the carriage at a distance , and shall soon have all hands at home . Oh ! my dear sister , what would I give if you and yours could this day be ...
Pierre Munroe Irving. I am scribbling this letter while the family are all at church . I hear the carriage at a distance , and shall soon have all hands at home . Oh ! my dear sister , what would I give if you and yours could this day be ...
עמוד 27
... IRVING . Though not in the order of time , I give in this place two other letters to the same little favorite , as specimens of the happy playfulness with which he adapted himself to the minds of children : MY DEAR KATE : [ To the same ...
... IRVING . Though not in the order of time , I give in this place two other letters to the same little favorite , as specimens of the happy playfulness with which he adapted himself to the minds of children : MY DEAR KATE : [ To the same ...
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acquaintance admiration amusing Andrew Kennedy anecdote asthma Astor Library beautiful Bracebridge Hall breath called chapters character charm Columbus cottage cough Count Fernan Gonzalez dear Irving DEAR SIR delightful dinner Doctor Dresden edition Ellicott's Mills Emily feel fifth volume finished following letter gave give Goldsmith Gouverneur Kemble Greenway Court half past hand happy heart hope horse humor interest Irving's Kemble Kennedy kind lady late literary look mind Miss morning N. P. Willis nervous nervous night never niece night o'clock once Paris party passed pleasant portraits Prague Prescott present published Putnam quiet received recollect reply Sarah scenes seemed sleep sofa Spain spirits Storrow SUNNYSIDE Tarrytown things thought tion told town truly Tuckerman walk WASHINGTON IRVING whole wish write York young
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עמוד 263 - Look, where he comes ! Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
עמוד 142 - Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone : Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long.
עמוד 55 - THERE are few writers for whom the reader feels such personal kindness as for Oliver G-oldsmith, for few have so eminently possessed the magic gift of identifying themselves with their writings.
עמוד 406 - mid wild scenes I chanced the Muse to woo, Through glens untrod and woods that frowned on high, Two sleeping nymphs with wonder mute I spy !— And lo, she's gone! — in robe of...
עמוד 358 - He has written. He has confessed to my mother, as to a true and dear friend, his love for E , and his conviction of its utter hopelessness. He feels himself unable to combat it. He thinks he must try, by absence, to bring more peace to his mind. Yet he cannot bear to give up our friendship, — an intercourse become so dear to him, and so necessary to his daily happiness. Poor Irving ! " It is well for our peace of mind that we do not know what is going down concerning us in "journals.
עמוד 175 - And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
עמוד 235 - The best laid schemes of mice and men Gang aft a-gley, And lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.
עמוד 221 - Upon this, Mrs. Procter, cutting in, delivered (it is her own story) a neat oration on the life and writings of Carlyle, and enlightened him in her happiest and airiest manner ; all of which he heard, staring in the dreariest silence, and then said (indignantly, as before), " And who are you ? " Ever, my dear Irving, Most affectionately and truly yours.
עמוד 201 - I enclose an autograph for the "paragon of a young lady" whose beauty you extol beyond the stars. It is a good sign that your heart is yet so inflammable. I am glad to receive such good accounts as you give of yourself and your brother, "jogging on together in good humor with each other and with the world.