 They have the pale tint of flowers that blossomed in too retired a shade, — the coolness of a meditative habit, which diffuses itself through the feeling and observation of every sketch. Instead of passion there is sentiment; and, even in what purport...  The National Review - Side 459redigeret af - 1860Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1871 - 302 sider
...observation of every sketch. Instead of passion, there is sentiment ; and, even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, not always...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether from lack of power, or an unconquerable reserve, the Author's touches have often an effect... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1875 - 448 sider
...observation of every sketch. Instead of passion, there is sentiment ; and even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, not always...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver.' Those who have read the sketches will attest the truth of these observations ; but they will scarcely... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1875 - 552 sider
...passion, there is sentiment ; and even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, N not always so warmly dressed in its habiliments of...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver.' Those who have read the sketches will attest the truth of these observations ; but they will scarcely... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1876 - 592 sider
...observation of every sketch. Instead of passion, there is sentiment ; and, even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, not always...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whethei from lack of power, or an unconquerable reserve, the Author's touches hive often an effect... | |
 | Joseph Converse Heywood - 1877 - 326 sider
...observation of every sketch. Instead of passion, there is sentiment ; and, even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, not always...flesh and blood, as to be taken into the reader's miud without a shiver. Whether from lack of power or an unconquerable reserve, the author's touches... | |
 | Joseph Converse Heywood - 1877 - 310 sider
...passion, there is sentiment; and, even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allefjory, not always so warmly dressed in its habiliments of...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether from lack of power or an unconquerable reserve, the author's touches have often an effect of... | |
 | Allen Thorndike Rice - 1879 - 528 sider
...fascination ; and the author says truly of them, in the preface of 1851 : "Even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory not always...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver." There are sunny gleams upon the pages, but a strange, melancholy chill pervades the book. In " The... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 270 sider
...•keteh. Instead of passion, there is sentiment; and, even in what purport to be pietures of aetual life, we have allegory, not always so warmly dressed...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether from lack of power, or an uneonqucrable reserve, the Author's touches have often an effeet... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1879 - 540 sider
...observation of every sketch. Instead of passion, there is sentiment; and, even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, not always so warmly dressed iu its habiliments of flesh and blood, as to be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether... | |
 | 1882 - 548 sider
...observation of every sketch. Instead of passion there is sentiment ; and, even in what purport to be pictures of actual life, we have allegory, not always...be taken into the reader's mind without a shiver. Whether from lack of power, or an unconquerable reserve, the Author's touches have often an effect... | |
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