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 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1860 - 316 sider
...his short-comings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother,—that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,...the "Beloved," the "Indulgent," or, at coldest, the " Honored Reader," to whom the prim old author was wont to make his preliminary explanations and apologies,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1860 - 320 sider
...his short-comings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,...appeal whenever he is conscious of having done his The antique fashion of Prefaces recognized this genial personage as the " Kind Reader," the " Gentle... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1866 - 340 sider
...his shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that allsympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,...whenever he is conscious of having done his best." He believes that this reader did once exist for him, and duly received the scrolls he flung " upon... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1883 - 546 sider
...his shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,..." Beloved," the " Indulgent," or, at coldest, the " Honored Reader," to whom the prim old author was wont to make his preliminary explanations and apologies,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Parsons Lathrop - 1883 - 538 sider
...his shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,..." Beloved," the " Indulgent," or, at coldest, the " Honored Reader," to whom the prim old author was wont to make his preliminary explanations and apologies,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1860 - 264 sider
...his shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,...genial personage as the "Kind Reader," the "Gentle Header," the " Beloved," the " Indulgent," or, at coldest, the " Honored Header," to whom the prim... | |
 | 1887 - 642 sider
...respects, closer and kinder than a brother — that all-sympathising critic, in short, whom," he adds, " an author never actually meets, but to whom he implicitly...whenever he is conscious of having done his best." Charles Dickens's prefaces are a complete contrast to those of Hawthorne. His novels are often studies... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1888 - 550 sider
...his shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,..." Beloved," the " Indulgent," or, at coldest, the " Honored Reader," to whom the prim old author was wont to make his preliminary explanations and apologies,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1880 - 268 sider
...his shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,...the " Beloved," the " Indulgent," or, at coldest, tlie " Honored Reader," to whom the prim old author was wont to make his preliminary explanations and... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1894 - 544 sider
...his .shortcomings, and, in all respects, closer and kinder than a brother, — that all-sympathizing critic, in short, whom an author never actually meets,...but to whom he implicitly makes his appeal whenever lie is conscious of having done his best. The antique fashion of Prefaces recognized this genial personage... | |
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