| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 460 sider
...in Irish character and humour, in which the Scotch are certainly defective, and which could hardly fail, as he thought, to render his delineations cold...could say, — ' Positively, this is equal to Miss Edge worth.' You will thus judge, Madam, how deeply he must feel such praise as you have bestowed upon... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 314 sider
...naivete in Irish character and humor, in which the Scotch are certainly defective, and which could hardly fail, as he thought, to render his delineations cold...gratified him most when I could say, ' Positively, thi= is equal to Miss Edgeworth.' You will thus judge, Madam, how dtoply ne must feel such praise as... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 610 sider
...could hardly rail, u he thought, to render his delineations cold and tame by the contrast. ' If I cook! but hit Miss Edgeworth's wonderful power of vivifying...gratified him most when I could say, — ' Positively this u equal to Miss Edgeworth.' You will thus judpe. Madam, how deeply he must feel such praise as you... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1845 - 836 sider
...as he thought, to render his delineations cold and tame by the contrast. ' If I could but hit Hiss Edgeworth's wonderful power of vivifying all her persons,...to me ; and I knew that I gratified him most when 1 could say, — ' Positively this is equal to Miss Edgeworth.' You will thus judge, Madam, how deeply... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1850 - 868 sider
...hi a» he thought, to render his delineations cold in-i teme by the contrast. ' If I could but lût Miss Edgeworth's wonderful power of vivifying all...to me ; and I knew that I gratified him most when I eould «ay, — ' Positively this it equal to Miss Edgeworth." You will thus judge, Madam, how devply... | |
| 1851 - 782 sider
...he not read Maria Edgeworth's exquisite pieces of Irish character. Ho used to say to Ballantine,* ' If I could but hit Miss Edgeworth's wonderful power...of vivifying all her persons, and making them live a> beings in your mind, I should not be afraid.'" The high place in literature Miss Edgeworth gained... | |
| 1857 - 626 sider
...he not read Maria Edgeworth's exquisite pieces of Irish character. He used to say to Ballantine,* ' If I could but hit Miss Edgeworth's wonderful power...making them live as beings in your mind, I should not bo afraid.'" The high place in literature Miss Edgeworth gained thus early at the commencement of the... | |
| 1851 - 424 sider
...he not read Maria Edgeworth's exquisite pieces of Irish character. He used to say to Ballantine,* ' If I could but hit Miss Edgeworth's wonderful power...as beings in your mind, I should not be afraid.'" The high place in literature Miss Edgeworth gained thus early at the commencement of the century, she... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1861 - 338 sider
...in Irish character and humour, in which the Scotch are certainly defective, and which could hardly fail, as he thought, to render his delineations cold...I knew that I gratified him most when I could say, — 4 Positively this is equal to Miss Edgeworth.' You will thus judge, Madam, how deeply he must feel... | |
| Sir John Thomas Gilbert - 1861 - 428 sider
...he not read Maria Edgeworth's exquisite pieces of Irish character. He used to say to Ballantine,* ' If I could but hit Miss Edgeworth's wonderful power...live as beings in your mind, I should not be afraid.' " The high place in literature Miss Edgeworth gained thus early at the commencement of the century,... | |
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