...ceaseless mutations; the earth seems to reel under our feet, and we turn to those who write like IKVISO for some assurance that we are still in the same world...of GOD, are not subject to the changes which beset tho inventions of men. We become satisfied that he whose works were the delight of our fathers, and...

...better sympathies. It not only tinged his writings, but overflowed in his delightful conversation. In his pages we see that the language of the heart...that Truth, and Good and Beauty, the offspring of t!od, are not subject to the changée which beset tho inventions of men. We become satislied that ho...

...events, these rapid and ceaseless imitations ; the earth seems to reel under our feet, and we tura to those who write like Irving, for some assurance...God, are not subject to the changes which beset the empire of man. We become satisfied that he whose works were the delight of our fathers, and are still...

...this perpetual whirl of strange events, these rapid and ceaseless mutations; the earth seems to reel under our feet, and we turn to those who write like...we are still in the same world into which we were horn ; we read, and. are quieted and consoled. In his pages we see that the language of the heart never...

...light in the circles of the old World. The pages of Irving are a striking illustration of the fact that the language of the heart never becomes obsolete,...God, are not subject to the changes which beset the empire of man, and we feel sure that Washington Irving, whose works were the delight of our grandparents...

...sketches, and the Yankee enterprise which overlays the scene of his inventions." — HT Tuckerman. ' ' The earth seems to be reeling under our feet, and...were born ; we read and are quieted and consoled." — GP Putnam. " He easily surpassed Charles Lamb in evenness of execution. Behind all that he did...

...desolate climes. His writings concern and interest all mankind. Their universality is phenomenal. " In his pages we see that the language of the heart...— are not subject to the changes which beset the empire of man." — Bryant. These are the characteristics of true literature, — a literature that...

...this perpetual whirl of strange events, these rapid and ceaseless mutations ; the earth seems to reel under our feet, and we turn to those who write like...we see that the language of the heart never becomes absolete; that Truth and Good and Beauty, the offspring of God, are not subject to the changes which...

...grow çiddy with these rapid and ceaseless mutations; the earth seems to reel under our feet, and wo turn to those who write like Irving for some assurance...same world into which we were born ; we read, and arc quieted and consoled. In his pages we ses that the language of the heart never becomes obsolete...