 Doris amara suam non intermisceat undam;" that it may retain its own flavor, and its own bitter saltness too. But I do deny that such a national literature does in fact exist, in modern Europe, in that community of nations of which we form a part, and...  The United States Review and Literary Gazette - Stran 1211827Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 strani
...elegance, the cause must lie somewhat deeper than a conjectural ignorance of its true diction. 35 I repeat, there is not a single nation from the north to the...literature of England is, in an emphatic sense, the 40 production of her scholars,—of men who have cultivated letters in her universities, and colleges,... | |
 | 1845 - 552 strani
...objection. I do not deny that a language may be built up without the aid of any foreign materials, and be at once flexible for speech and graceful for composition...cultivated letters in her universities, and colleges, and grammar-schools, — of men who thought any life too short, chiefly because it left some relic of antiquity... | |
 | 1845 - 564 strani
...exist, in modern Europe, in that community of nations of which we form a part, and to whosefortunes and pursuits in literature and arts we are bound by...cultivated letters in her universities, and colleges, and grammar-schools, — of men who thought any life too short, chiefly because it left some relic of antiquity... | |
 | William Wetmore Story - 1851 - 600 strani
...the admixture of surrounding languages; that it may realize the ancient fable, '•Doris amara swam non intermisceat undam;' that it may retain its own...plains of immortal Italy, whose literature is not embedded in the very elements of classical learning. The literature of England is, in an emphatic sense,... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1851 - 604 strani
...surrounding languages ; that it may realize the ancient fable, ' Doris amara suam non iiUcrmisceat inulam;' that it may retain its own flavor, and its own bitter...plains of immortal Italy, whose literature is not embedded in the very elements of classical learning. The literature of England is, in an emphatic sense,... | |
 | 1853 - 496 strani
...ocean in the ripple of a rivulet — as one sees the blaze of noon in the first glimmer of twilight There is not a single nation from the North to the...plains of immortal Italy, whose literature is not embedded in the very elements of classical learning. The literature of England is, in an emphatic sense,... | |
 | 1854 - 560 strani
...objection. I do not deny that a language may be built up without the aid of any foreign materials, and be at once flexible for speech and graceful for composition...England is, in an emphatic sense, the production of her scholars,—of men who have cultivated letters in her universities, and colleges, and grammar-schools,—of... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 strani
...ocean in the ripple of a rivulet — äs one sees the blaze of noon in the first glimmer of twilight There is not a single nation from the North to the...the Baltic to the bright plains of immortal Italy, wltose literature is not embedded in the very elements of classical learning. The literature of England... | |
 | 1855 - 424 strani
...elegance, the cause must lie somewhat deeper than a conjectural ignorance of its true diction. I repeat, there is not a single nation, from the north to the...imbedded in the very elements of classical learning. Tbe literature of England is, in an emphatic sense, the production of her scholars, — of men who... | |
 | Salem Town - 1855 - 492 strani
...the heart with elevated sentiments ; but of its power of direct, positive, necessary instruction. 2. There is not a single nation from the north to the...plains of immortal Italy, whose literature is not embedded in the verv elements of classical learning. The literature of a O England is, in an emphatic... | |
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