...Mr W. very great offence — though yve can discover nothing in the passage in question, except th<? liveliness of the style, that can. afford room for...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. — The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language ; and...

...an Epic by Joel Barlow — and some' pieces of pleasantry by Mr Irving. But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks' passage brings them,,...sense, science and genius, in bales and hogsheads? Prairies, steam-boats, grist-mills, are their natural objects for centuries to come. Then, when they...

...ideas are expressed in a late article, which seems to have given Mr. W. very great offence — though we can discover nothing in the passage in question,...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. — The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language; and are...

...epic by Joel Barlow — . and some pieces of pleasantry by Mr. Irving. But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks passage brings them, in their own tongue, lour sense, science, and genius, in bales and •hogsheads') Prairies, steam-boats, grist-mills, are...

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...epic by Joel Barlow — and some pieces of ' pleasantry by Mr. Irving. But why should the Americans write ' books, when a six weeks passage brings them,...sense, science, and genius, in bales and hogsheads. Prairies, ' steam-boats, grist-mills, are their natural objects for centuries to ' come. Then, when...

...Epic, by Joel Barlow — and some pieces of pleasantry, by Mr. Irving.- But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks passage brings them,...sense, science, and genius, in bales and hogsheads?*" Much cannot be said for the liberality of this criticism. Some names, it is true, have been doomed...

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...an epic by Joel Barlow— and some pieces of pleasantry by Mr Irving. Bui why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks' passage brings them,...their own tongue, our sense, science, and genius, inhales and hogsheads?» '—Much cannot be said for the liberality of this criticism. Some names,...

...ideas arc expressed in a late article, which seems to have given Mr. VV. very great offence — though we can discover nothing in the passage in question,...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language; and am, in...