Who can calculate the amount of friendliness and good feeling for our country which this writer's generous and untiring regard for us disseminated in his own? His books are read by millions* of his countrymen, whom he has taught to love England, and why... The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray - Pagina 225door William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - 754 pagina’s
...writer's generous and untiring regard for us disseminated in his own ? His books are read by millions J" of his countrymen, whom he has taught to love England,...became known as a public writer, war had just renewed : * Washington Irving died November 28, 1859 ; Lord Macaulay died December 28, 1859.' t See his Life... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 610 pagina’s
...to love her. It would have bcen easy to speak otherwise than he did : to inilame national rancors, which, at the time when he first became known as a...civilization at the expense of the new : to point out our fanlts, arrogance, short-comings, and give the republic to infer how much she was the parent state's... | |
| William Swinton - 1880 - 240 pagina’s
...to love her. It would have been easy to speak otherwise than he did : to inflame national rancors, which, at the time when he first became known as a...superior. There are writers enough in the United States, hon. est and otherwise, who preach that kind of doctrine. But the good Irving, the peaceful, the friendly,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 472 pagina’s
...calculate the amount of friendliness and good feeling for our country which this writer's generous and untiring regard for us disseminated in his own...had just renewed : to cry down the old civilization to the advantage of the new : to point out our faults, arrogance, short-comings, and give the republic... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 878 pagina’s
...to love her. It would have been easy to speak otherwise than he did : to inflame national rancors, which, at the time when he first became known as a...expense of the new : to point out our faults, arrogance, short-coinings, and give the republic to infer how much she was the parent state's superior. There... | |
| Prose masterpieces - 1884 - 348 pagina’s
...to love her. It would have been easy to speak otherwise than he did ; to inflame national rancors, which, at the time when he first became known as a...writer, war had just renewed ; to cry down the old civiliza1 See his life in the most remarkable "Dictionary of Au"hors," published lately at Philadelphia,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884 - 664 pagina’s
...to love her. It would have been easy to speak otherwise than he did : to inflame national rancors, which, at the time when he first became known as a public writer, war had just renewed : to endown the old civilization at the expense of the new : to point out our faults, arrogance, shortcomings,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 446 pagina’s
...calculate the amount of friendliness and good feeling for our country which this writer's generous and untiring regard for us disseminated in his own...writer, war had just renewed : to cry down the old civilisation at the expense of the new : to point out our faults, arrogance, shortcomings, and give... | |
| George Haven Putnam - 1885 - 350 pagina’s
...to love her. It would have been easy to speak otherwise than he did ; to inflame national rancors, which, at the time when he first became known as a...writer, war had just renewed ; to cry down the old civiliza1 See his life in the most remarkable "Dictionary of Authors," published lately at Philadelphia,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1887 - 376 pagina’s
...Life in tbe most remarkable Dictionary of A uthors^ published lately at Philadelphia by Mr. Alibone. of his countrymen, whom he has taught to love England,...writer, war had just renewed : to cry down the old civilisation at the expense of the new : to point out our faults, arrogance, shortcomings, and give... | |
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