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Valhalla into two compartments , and to avoid the appearance of partiality , and give equal value to both , some of the greater names have been reserv- ed for our second volume , which it is intended to publish the succeeding year ...
Valhalla into two compartments , and to avoid the appearance of partiality , and give equal value to both , some of the greater names have been reserv- ed for our second volume , which it is intended to publish the succeeding year ...
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... appearance . He was a tall , thin man , with a high arched and serene forehead , and a bright penetrating gray eye ; his white locks fell in clusters upon his shoulders , but were the only signs of age , for his form was erect , and his ...
... appearance . He was a tall , thin man , with a high arched and serene forehead , and a bright penetrating gray eye ; his white locks fell in clusters upon his shoulders , but were the only signs of age , for his form was erect , and his ...
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... spirit as any such body of works that ever proceeded from the brain and heart of a patriot . It is half a century since he made his first appearance in print , and at seventy - five he. JAMES K PAULDING,...............
... spirit as any such body of works that ever proceeded from the brain and heart of a patriot . It is half a century since he made his first appearance in print , and at seventy - five he. JAMES K PAULDING,...............
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appearance in print , and at seventy - five he continues to write with the vivacity , good sense , and earnest love of country , for which he has been distinguished from the beginning . Before proceeding with a description of the ...
appearance in print , and at seventy - five he continues to write with the vivacity , good sense , and earnest love of country , for which he has been distinguished from the beginning . Before proceeding with a description of the ...
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... appeared in 1816. The allegory is well sustained , and the style has a homely simplicity and vigor that remind us of Swift . A part of this year was passed in Virginia , where he wrote his " Letters from the South , " published in 1817 ...
... appeared in 1816. The allegory is well sustained , and the style has a homely simplicity and vigor that remind us of Swift . A part of this year was passed in Virginia , where he wrote his " Letters from the South , " published in 1817 ...
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Page 96 - Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, - the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between; The venerable woods - rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green; and, poured round all, Old Ocean's gray and melancholy waste, Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man.
Page 325 - THE snow had begun in the gloaming, And busily all the night Had been heaping field and highway With a silence deep and white. Every pine and fir and hemlock Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm-tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
Page 214 - Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die, and leave their children free, Bid Time and Nature gently spare The shaft we raise to them and thee.
Page 335 - Zekle crep' up quite unbeknown An' peeked in thru' the winder, An' there sot Huldy all alone, 'ith no one nigh to hender. A fireplace filled the room's one side With half a cord o' wood in — There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'. The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest, bless her, An' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser.
Page 213 - By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
Page 335 - A-raspin' on the scraper, — All ways to once her feelins flew Like sparks in burnt-up paper. He kin' o' 1'itered on the mat Some doubtfle o' the sekle, His heart kep' goin' pity-pat, But hern went pity Zekle.
Page 237 - Once, ah, once, within these walls, One whom memory oft recalls, The Father of his Country, dwelt. And yonder meadows broad and damp The fires of the besieging camp Encircled with a burning belt. Up and down these echoing stairs, Heavy with the weight of cares, Sounded his majestic tread ; Yes, within this very room Sat he in those hours of gloom, Weary both in heart and head.
Page 265 - Now came hints, growing more and more distinct, that the owner of the old house was pining for his native air.
Page 32 - What! Irving ? thrice welcome, warm heart and fine brain, You bring back the happiest spirit from Spain, And the gravest sweet humor, that ever were there Since Cervantes met death in his gentle despair ; Nay don't be embarrassed, nor look so beseeching, —- I...
Page 214 - ... and probation. We penetrate bodily this incredible beauty: we dip our hands in this painted element: our eyes are bathed in these lights and forms.