I have never read anything so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift, as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings in reading them aloud to Mrs. S. and two ladies who are our guests, and our sides have been absolutely... Irvingiana: A Memorial of Washington Irving - Stran viiiavtor: Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 64 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| 1860 - 620 strani
...I have never read any thing so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...think, too, there are passages which indicate that that the author possesses powers of a different kind, and has some touches which remind me much of... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw - 1852 - 498 strani
...I have never read anything so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...passages which indicate that the author possesses power of a different kind, and has some touches which remind me much of Sterne." 'Salmagundi,' which... | |
| Charles Samuel Stewart - 1856 - 468 strani
...resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these fuw evenings in reading them aloud to Mrs. S. and two...which indicate that the author possesses powers of a different kind, and ha3 some touches which remind me much of STEKNE. I beg you will have tho kindness... | |
| Washington Irving - 1858 - 450 strani
...I have never read any thing so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...passages which indicate that the author possesses power of a different kind, and [he] has some touches which remind me much of Sterne. I beg you will... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 82 strani
...I have never read any thing so closely resembling the stile of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...which indicate that the author possesses powers of a different kind, and has some touches which remind me much of Sterne. I beg you will have the kindness... | |
| Edward Everett - 1860 - 28 strani
...I have never read anything so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...which indicate that the author possesses powers of a different kind, and has some touches which remind me much of Sterne. I beg you will have the kindness... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1860 - 624 strani
...I have never read any thing so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...absolutely sore with laughing. I think, too, there arc passages which indicate that that the author possesses powers of a different kind, and has some... | |
| Washington Irving - 1862 - 482 strani
...have never read any thing so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift, as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...which indicate that the author possesses powers of a different kind, and has some touches which remind me much of Sterne. I beg you will have the kindness... | |
| Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1862 - 890 strani
...says, | " I have been employed these few evenings in ¡ reading the annals of ' Deidrich Knickerbocker' aloud to Mrs. S. and two ladies who are our guests,...our sides have been absolutely sore with laughing." The next work of moment produced by Irving was the " Sketch-Book," written in London, and first published... | |
| William Harrison Ainsworth - 1863 - 514 strani
...I have never read anything so closely resembling the style of Dean Swift as the annals of Diedrich Knickerbocker. I have been employed these few evenings...laughing. I think, too, there are passages which indicate . . . powers of a different kind, and . . . touches which remind me much of Sterne." Seven years had... | |
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