 Every reader has his first book ; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first fascinates his imagination, and at once excites and satisfies the desires of his mind.  The Scottish Review - Seite 1051886Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 76 Seiten
...Mr. Henry W. Longfellow : MB. LONGFELLOW'S ADDRESS. Every reader has his first boolf. I mean to suy, one book among all others, which in early youth first...was published, and read each succeeding number with ever-increasing wonder and delight; spell-bound by it-s pleasant humor, its melancholy tenderness,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 82 Seiten
...Mr. Henry W. Longfellow: MB. LONGFELLOW'S ADDKESS. Every reader has his first book. I mean to say, one book among all others, which in early youth first...of his mind. To me this first book was the Sketch Boole of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was published, and read each succeeding number... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1862 - 688 Seiten
...this sentence have been gratefully written. " Every reader," says Longfellow, " has his first book ; one book, among all others, which in early youth first...once excites and satisfies the desires of his mind." Franklin hit upon an excellent plan to learn the art of writing. He studied one of the charming essays... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 326 Seiten
...Society, December 5, 1859, Mr. Longfellow said : " Every reader has his first book ; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first...desires of his mind. To me, this first book was the Sketch-Book of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was published, and read each succeeding... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 348 Seiten
...Society, December 5, 1859, Mr. Longfellow said : " Every reader has his first book ; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first...desires of his mind. To me, this first book was the Sketch-Book of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was published, and read each succeeding... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - 1886 - 472 Seiten
...Neal and Nathaniel Deering, talking about literature. Every reader has his first book; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first...desires of his mind. To me, this first book was the SketchBook of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was published, and read each succeeding... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - 1886 - 478 Seiten
...us a record of one part of his early reading : — Every reader has his first book ; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first...desires of his mind. To me, this first book was the SketchBook of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was published, and read each succeeding... | |
 | Samuel Longfellow - 1886 - 480 Seiten
...and at once excites and satisfies the desires of his mind. To me, this first book was the SketchBook of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was...increasing wonder and delight, spell-bound by its pleasant humor, its melancholy tenderness, its atmosphere of revery, — nay, even by its gray-brown covers,... | |
 | Eric Sutherland Robertson - 1887 - 204 Seiten
...Irving's " Sketch Book." " Every reader has his first book : — I mean to say, one book among many others which in early youth first fascinates his imagination,...was published, and read each succeeding number with ever-increasing wonder and delight, spell-bound by its pleasant humour, its melancholy tenderness,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 838 Seiten
...by what he said in later life in speaking of Irving: " Every boy has his first book ; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first...desires of his mind. To me this first book was the ' Sketch-Book ' of Washington Irving. I was a school-boy when it was published [in 1819], and read... | |
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