 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...that Mr. Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...that Mr. Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...that Mr Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 pages
...on whom are melancholy and impressive. " It is interesting," he writes, " to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...but irresistible way, through a thousand obstacles." He dwells upon the misfortunes of Mr. Roscoe with a delicacy, that would make us believe he considered... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...that Mr, Roscoe derives his highest claim to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...obstacles Nature seems to delight in disappointing the cherishing assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity, and to glory... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...shriek, and stood wringing them in silent agony. GENIUS. IT is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...way through a thousand obstacles. Nature seems to deb'ght in disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dullness to maturity;... | |
 | 1832 - 858 pages
...sorrowing as those who have no hope. GENIUS, BY ME. IK VINO. IT is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dullness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her cHance productions.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1834 - 320 pages
...placed, that Roscoe derives his highest claims to admiration. It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under...disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...I. SELECT PARAGRAPHS. Beautiful Metaphor. — IRVING. 1. IT is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves^, springing up under...the assiduities of art', with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity', and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions^.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Americans - 1834 - 316 pages
...how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, ROSCOE. 19 and working their solitary but irresistible way through...disappointing the assiduities of art, with which it would rear legitimate dulness to maturity ; and to glory in the vigour and luxuriance of her chance productions.... | |
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It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. 
