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" 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 - Página 327
de Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volumen 33

1820 - 590 páginas
...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...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volumen 31

1819 - 654 páginas
...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...
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The Analectic Magazine...: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography ..., Volumen 2

1820 - 544 páginas
...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...
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An Appeal from the Judgments of Great Britain Respecting the United States ...

Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 páginas
...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...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volumen 1

1820 - 558 páginas
...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...
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Recollections of the Life of Lord Byron, from the Year 1808 to the End of ...

Robert Charles Dallas, Alexander Robert Charles Dallas - 1824 - 466 páginas
...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...
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Correspondence of lord Byron, with a friend, including his letters to his ...

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 674 páginas
...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,...
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Selections from the Edinburgh Review: Comprising the Best ..., Volúmenes 5-6

Maurice Cross - 1835 - 886 páginas
...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...
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Selections Fron the Edinburgh Review, Comprising the Best ..., Volúmenes 5-6

1835 - 858 páginas
...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,...
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Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Western Literary ..., Volumen 8

Western Literary Institute and College of Professional Teachers - 1839 - 276 páginas
...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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