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In his letters of this period I detect a kind of callowness and affectation which is
not discernible in his foreign letters and journal. These social worthies had jolly
suppers at the humble taverns of the city, and wilder revelries in an old country ...
In his letters of this period I detect a kind of callowness and affectation which is
not discernible in his foreign letters and journal. These social worthies had jolly
suppers at the humble taverns of the city, and wilder revelries in an old country ...
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There was a promising young artist at that time in Albany, and Irving wishes he
were a man of wealth, to give him a helping hand; a few acts of munificence of
this kind by rich nabobs, he breaks out, “would be more pleasing in the sight of ...
There was a promising young artist at that time in Albany, and Irving wishes he
were a man of wealth, to give him a helping hand; a few acts of munificence of
this kind by rich nabobs, he breaks out, “would be more pleasing in the sight of ...
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... elicited the facts that such an old gentleman had been seen traveling north in
the Albany stage; that his name was Diedrich Knickerbocker; that he went away
owing his landlord; and that he left behind a very curious kind of a written book, ...
... elicited the facts that such an old gentleman had been seen traveling north in
the Albany stage; that his name was Diedrich Knickerbocker; that he went away
owing his landlord; and that he left behind a very curious kind of a written book, ...
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I think, too, there are passages which indicate that the author possesses power of
a different kind, and has some touches which remind me of Sterne.” The book is
indeed an original creation, and one of the few masterpieces of humor.
I think, too, there are passages which indicate that the author possesses power of
a different kind, and has some touches which remind me of Sterne.” The book is
indeed an original creation, and one of the few masterpieces of humor.
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It was the noblest entertainment of the kind I ever witnessed. On New Year's Eve
a grand ball was likewise given, where there was a vast display of great and little
people. The Livingstons were there in all their glory. Little Rule Britannia made ...
It was the noblest entertainment of the kind I ever witnessed. On New Year's Eve
a grand ball was likewise given, where there was a vast display of great and little
people. The Livingstons were there in all their glory. Little Rule Britannia made ...
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Informação bibliográfica
| Título | Washington Irving American men of letters series |
| Autor | Charles Dudley Warner |
| Editora | Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
| Original de | Universidade da Califórnia |
| Digitalizado | 8 Set 2007 |
| Número de páginas | 304 páginas |
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