 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - 392 sider
...ventriloquism of" Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect, by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world. But waving this, we shall... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1845 - 662 sider
...ventriloquism of " Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world ; but, waving this —... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1845 - 374 sider
...ventriloquism of " Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect, by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world. But waving this, —... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1856 - 754 sider
...ventriloquism of " Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world ; but, waving this —... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1856 - 388 sider
...Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it doss not necessarily impair the effect, by perpetually...of mysteries, and thus dispelling the illusion, on whpse existence the effect of the Whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1857 - 758 sider
...vejitriloquism of " Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world ; but, waving this —... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1902 - 236 sider
...ventriloquism of " Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect, by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world. But waving this, we shall... | |
 | Martin Samuel Vilas - 1904 - 78 sider
...of a reader that such aa one as Huntly must necessarily marry one of the characters of the romance. Prescott1 in his essay on Brown points out that while...mystery in its manifestations; hence, no mystery of thekind pictured in "Wieland" can be built upon it. I disagree with Prescott in that sleep-walking... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1904 - 400 sider
...ventriloquism of " Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect by...existence the effect of the whole story mainly depends. The adventures, indeed, built upon it are not the most probable in the world; but, waiving this, —... | |
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Wieland," is the moving principle of all the machinery, has this advantage over the latter, that it does not necessarily impair the effect by perpetually suggesting a solution of mysteries, and thus dispelling the illusion on whose existence the effect... 