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cal pr ' the other constant herence to it is easy such as citas omes as
consistensferringe nature . This is Hence also follows this very obvious
inconvenience , or rather irregularity , namely , that , as the latter are subject to
the forma er , the same ...
cal pr ' the other constant herence to it is easy such as citas omes as
consistensferringe nature . This is Hence also follows this very obvious
inconvenience , or rather irregularity , namely , that , as the latter are subject to
the forma er , the same ...
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He had a sound natural capacity , and , by observation and long . continued
labour , always discriminating with ... source something which might improve his
practice ; and he resolved the whole of what he saw in nature , and found in art ,
into ...
He had a sound natural capacity , and , by observation and long . continued
labour , always discriminating with ... source something which might improve his
practice ; and he resolved the whole of what he saw in nature , and found in art ,
into ...
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A small part of nature was revealed to each by a peculiar felicity of conformation ;
and they would have made sad work of it ... It may be said , that in all these cases
it is habit , not nature , that produces the disqualification for different pursuits .
A small part of nature was revealed to each by a peculiar felicity of conformation ;
and they would have made sad work of it ... It may be said , that in all these cases
it is habit , not nature , that produces the disqualification for different pursuits .
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In this importunate theory of ours , we misconstrue nature , and tax Providence
amiss . In that short , but delightful season of the year , and in that part of the
country where we now write , there are wild woods and banks covered with
primroses ...
In this importunate theory of ours , we misconstrue nature , and tax Providence
amiss . In that short , but delightful season of the year , and in that part of the
country where we now write , there are wild woods and banks covered with
primroses ...
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The knowledge of what is contained in nature is the only foundation of legitimate
art ; and the perception of beauty and power , in whatever objects or in whatever
degree they subsist , is the test of real genius . The principle is the same in ...
The knowledge of what is contained in nature is the only foundation of legitimate
art ; and the perception of beauty and power , in whatever objects or in whatever
degree they subsist , is the test of real genius . The principle is the same in ...
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Página 194 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Página 148 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
Página 145 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
Página 146 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
Página 150 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Página 194 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
Página 150 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Página 144 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Página 147 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Página 146 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...