...cause. It has been a matter of marvel, that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...I must now expect to bear the scrutiny of sterner criticism, and to be measured by the same standard with contemporary writers ; and the very favour...

...cause. It has been a matter of marvel, that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...demi-savage, with a feather in his hand, instead of on his B 2 head; and there was a curiosity to hear what such a being had to say about civilized society. This...

...marvel/ says the Author of himself, ' that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...such a being had to say about civilized society.' That surprise has passed, and our wiseacres are beginning to be ashamed of having felt any. Stranger...

...marvel/ says the Author of himself, ' that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...such a being had to say about civilized society.' That surprise has passed, and our wiseacres are beginning to be ashamed of having felt any. Stranger...

...says, " It has been a matter of marvel, that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...literature ; a kind of demi-savage, with a feather in his jiaiul, instead of on his head; and there was a curiosity to hear what such a being had" to say about...

...of marvel, to my European readers, that a pian from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...I must now expect to bear the scrutiny of sterner criticism, and to be measured by the same standard with contemporary writers ; and the very favour...

...matter of marvel, to my European readers, that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something new and strange in literature; a kind of demi-savagc, with a feather in his hand, instead of on his head; and there was a curiosity to hear...

...English. I was looked upon as something new in literature ; a kind of demi-savage, with a feather in his head ; and there was a curiosity to hear what...say about civilized society. This novelty is now at end, and of course the feeling of indulgence which • The Works of Washington Irvinar, with a portrait...

...cause. It has been a matter of marvel, that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...I must now expect to bear the scrutiny of sterner criticism, and to be measured by the same standard with contemporary writers ; and the very favour...

...matter of marvel, to my European readers, that a man from the wilds of America should express himself in tolerable English. I was looked upon as something...literature ; a kind of demi-savage, with a feather in hia hand instead of on his head ; and there was a curiosity to hear what such a being had to say about...