 | 1838 - 596 pages
...involvements, and feelings, ' and characters of ordinary life;' — 'the exquisite touch which ren' tiers commonplace things and characters interesting from the ' truth of the description and the sentiment. '§ In this talent the female novel writers of Great Britain surpass those of France. In bold and startling... | |
 | Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood - Authors, English - 1843 - 368 pages
...The big bow-wow strain I can do myself like any now going ; but the exquisite touch, which renders commonplace things and characters interesting from...is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature should have died so young !" And even at Malta, when, in December 1831, Sir Walter Scott was, as it... | |
 | Commerce - 1848 - 696 pages
...to be recorded in his private diary, after reading " Pride and Prejudice" for the third time : — " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements,...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died so early." 20. — Glimpses of... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - Commerce - 1848 - 726 pages
...be recorded in his private diary, after reading " Pride and Prejudice ** for the third time : — " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements,...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died so early." 20. — Glimpucs of... | |
 | Commerce - 1848 - 706 pages
...and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. The big bow-irow strain I can do myself, like any now going ; but the...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died so early." 20. — Glimpses of... | |
 | 1848 - 700 pages
...characters of ordinary life, which is to me the moat wonderful I ever met with. The b:_: l>oic-wow strain I can do myself, like any now going; but the...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died 50 early." 20. — Glimptes of... | |
 | Martin Richard Gubbins - India - 1858 - 572 pages
...and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the moat wonderful I ever met with. Her exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace...the description and the sentiment, is denied to me," — Sir Walter Scot t. Anne Sherwood. A Novel. 3 vol«. poet 8vo, 31*. Gd. " Written in a atyle of... | |
 | Robert Henry Wallace Dunlop - India - 1858 - 246 pages
...and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. Her exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace...the description and the sentiment, is denied to me." — Sir Walter Scott. Anne Sherwood. A Novel. 3 Tols. post 8vo, 31*. Gd. " Written in a style of bold... | |
 | Martin Richard Gubbins - India - 1858 - 544 pages
...feelings, anil characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. Her exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace...the description and the sentiment, is denied to me." — Sir Walter Scott. Anne Shencood. A Novel. 3 vols. post 8vo, 31*. 6rf. " Written in a style of bold... | |
 | Martin Richard Gubbins - India - 1858 - 576 pages
...and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. Her exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace...from the truth of the description and the sentiment, ia denied to me." — *H- Walter Scott. Anne Sherwood. A Novel. 3 vols. post Svo, 31*. 6rf. " Written... | |
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I ever met with. The Big Bow-wow Strain I can do myself like any now going ; but the exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting, from the truth of the description and the sentiment, is denied to me. 
