 For my part, I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language ; the weaving in of characters, lightly, yet expressively delineated ; the familiar and faithful exhibition of scenes...  Washington Irving's Tales of a Traveller - Página 65por Washington Irving - 1895 - 408 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Pierre Munroe Irving - 1862 - 504 páginas
...part, I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language ; the weaving in of characters,...playing through the whole ; — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1862 - 584 páginas
...I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my material--. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language; the weaving in of characters,...playing through the whole ; — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Pierre Munroe Irving - 1862 - 428 páginas
...part, I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language ; the weaving in of characters,...scenes in common life; and the half-concealed vein of humour that is often playing through the whole; — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 504 páginas
...part, I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language ; the weaving in of characters,...playing through the whole ; — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1870 - 724 páginas
...It is the play of thought, and sentiment, find language ; the weaving in of characters, lightly, tet expressively delineated ; the familiar and faithful...playing through the whole, — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 408 páginas
...part, I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language ; the weaving in of characters,...playing through the whole, — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1893 - 80 páginas
...which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought and sentiment and language; the weaving-in of characters, lightly, yet expressively delineated...playing through the whole— these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 640 páginas
...part, I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought, and sentiment, and language ; the weaving in of characters,...playing through the whole ; — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed. I have preferred adopting... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 436 páginas
..." I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials. It is the play of thought and sentiment and language ; the weaving in of characters,...playing through the whole, — these are among what I aim at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed." Viewed in this light,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1894 - 612 páginas
...the play of thought and sentiment and language ; the weaving in of characters, lightly yet expressly delineated ; the familiar and faithful exhibition...playing through the whole, — these are among what I am at, and upon which I felicitate myself in proportion as I think I succeed." Viewed in this light,... | |
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