 But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks' passage brings them, in their own tongue, our sense, science and genius, in bales and hogsheads? Prairies, steam-boats, grist-mills, are their natural objects for centuries to come.  Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Page 327by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 590 pages
...Mr W. very great offence — though yve can discover nothing in the passage in question, except th<? liveliness of the style, that can. afford room for...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. — The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language ; and... | |
 | 1819 - 654 pages
...an Epic by Joel Barlow — and some' pieces of pleasantry by Mr Irving. But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks' passage brings them,,...sense, science and genius, in bales and hogsheads? Prairies, steam-boats, grist-mills, are their natural objects for centuries to come. Then, when they... | |
 | 1820 - 544 pages
...ideas are expressed in a late article, which seems to have given Mr. W. very great offence — though we can discover nothing in the passage in question,...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. — The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language; and are... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 pages
...epic by Joel Barlow — . and some pieces of pleasantry by Mr. Irving. But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks passage brings them, in their own tongue, lour sense, science, and genius, in bales and •hogsheads') Prairies, steam-boats, grist-mills, are... | |
 | 1820 - 558 pages
...epic by Joel Barlow — and some pieces of ' pleasantry by Mr. Irving. But why should the Americans write ' books, when a six weeks passage brings them,...sense, science, and genius, in bales and hogsheads. Prairies, ' steam-boats, grist-mills, are their natural objects for centuries to ' come. Then, when... | |
 | Robert Charles Dallas, Alexander Robert Charles Dallas - 1824 - 466 pages
...Epic, by Joel Barlow — and some pieces of pleasantry, by Mr. Irving.- But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks passage brings them,...sense, science, and genius, in bales and hogsheads?*" Much cannot be said for the liberality of this criticism. Some names, it is true, have been doomed... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 674 pages
...an epic by Joel Barlow— and some pieces of pleasantry by Mr Irving. Bui why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks' passage brings them,...their own tongue, our sense, science, and genius, inhales and hogsheads?» '—Much cannot be said for the liberality of this criticism. Some names,... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 886 pages
...ideas arc expressed in a late article, which seems to have given Mr. VV. very great offence — though we can discover nothing in the passage in question,...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language; and am, in... | |
 | 1835 - 858 pages
...ideas are expressed in a late article, which seems to have given Mr. W. very great offence — though we can discover nothing in the passage in question,...this, that they are ignorant or indifferent about literature. The true reason is, that they get books enough from us in their own language; and are,... | |
 | Western Literary Institute and College of Professional Teachers - 1839 - 276 pages
...an Epic by Joel Barlow—and some pieces of pleasantry, by Mr. Irving. But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks' passage brings them,...sense, science and genius, in bales and hogsheads ? Prairies, steam-boats and gristmills, are their natural objects for centuries to come." 'This is... | |
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