 It has been my object to describe these persons, not by a caricatured and exaggerated use of the national dialect, but by their habits, manners, and feelings ; so as in some distant degree to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth,...  The Waverley Novels - Pagina 423door Walter Scott - 1859Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1814 - 390 pagina’s
...distant degree, to emulate the admirable Irish portraits .drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the "dear joys" who so long, with the most perfect family...it again by mere accident among other waste papers, after it had been mislaid for several years. Two works upon similar subjects, by female authors, whose... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1814 - 388 pagina’s
...distant degree, to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the " dear joys" who so long, with the most perfect family...I have executed my purpose. Indeed, so little was 1 satisfied •with my production, that I laid it aside in an unfinished state, and only found it again... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1816 - 388 pagina’s
...degree, to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different . from the " dear joys" who so long, with the most perfect family...it again by mere accident among other waste papers, after it had been mislaid for several years. Two works upon similar subjects, by female authors, whose... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 260 pagina’s
...distant degree, to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the " dear joys" who so long, with the most perfect family...resemblance to each other, occupied the drama and the novel. sive fidelity; and the traditional records of the fe» spectable and ingenius Mrs. Grant of Laggan,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831 - 780 pagina’s
...Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the « Teagues» and « dear joys, » whoso long, with the most perfect family resemblance to...accident among other waste papers in an old cabinet, (he drawers of which I was rummaging, in order to accommodate a friend with some fishing tackle , after... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 880 pagina’s
...different from the "Teaguea" and " dear joys," who so long, with the most perfect faniily ivsemblanee to each other, occupied the drama and the novel. I...production, that I laid it aside in an unfinished state, artu only found it again by mere accident among other wn?tc yopers in an old cabinet, the drawers of... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 710 pagina’s
...to emulate the admirable. Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, ?o difieren from the " Teagucs" and " dear joys," who so long, with the most perfect...family resemblance to each other, occupied the drama r,nd the novel. I feel no confidence, however, in the manner m which I have executed my purpose. Indeed,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1844 - 718 pagina’s
...degree to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Kdgeworth, so difieren from the " Teagues" and " dear joys," who so long, with the most perfect...and the novel. I feel no confidence, however, in the m4^^^l which I have executed my purpose. Inrleed^^^^l was I satisfied with my production, that I luid... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 508 pagina’s
...and partly gathered from tradition. It has been my object to describe these \>eTSWt«, , 459 calurcd and exaggerated use of the national dialect, but by...production, that I laid it aside in an unfinished state, and uuly found it again by mere accident among other waste papers in an old cabinet, the drawers of which... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 850 pagina’s
...to emulate the admirable Irish portraits drawn by Miss Edgeworth, so different from the "Teagues'" But, framed as she is for domestic BO little was I satisfied with my production, that I laid it aside in an unfinished state, and only... | |
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