 | 1844 - 440 pages
...says Sir Walter, in another passage of his Diary, " had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with." The truth of her dialogue, the thorough preservation of character in every action, in every speech, it... | |
 | Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood - 1843 - 368 pages
..."Pride and Prejudice," he says: " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is...now going ; but the exquisite touch, which renders commonplace things and characters interesting from the truth of the description and the sentiment,... | |
 | James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - 372 pages
...kick in his gallop." 2 That young lady (Miss Austen) had a talent for describing the involvements, and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. 3 See, in the Life of Wilberforce, how beautifully the Solicitor General and Romilly contrasted the... | |
 | 1863 - 640 pages
...written novel of ' Pride and Prejudice.' That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and characters of ordinary life, which is...wonderful I ever met with. The Big Bow-wow strain lean do myself like any now going ; but the exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1844 - 434 pages
...says Sir Walter, in another passage of his Diary, " had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with." The truth of her dialogue, the thorough preservation of character in every action, in every speech, it... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1844 - 432 pages
...says Sir Walter, in another passage of his Diary, " had a talent for describmg the involvements and feelings and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with." The truth of her dialogue, the thorough preservation of character in every action, in every speech, it... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - 1848 - 726 pages
...Prejudice ** for the third time : — " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements, and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died so early." 20. — Glimpucs of... | |
 | 1848 - 696 pages
...Prejudice" for the third time : — " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements, and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died so early." 20. — Glimpses of... | |
 | 1848 - 700 pages
...characters of ordinary life, which is to me the moat wonderful I ever met with. The b:_: l>oic-wow strain I can do myself, like any now going; but the...interesting from the truth of the description and sentiment, is denied to me. What a pity such a gifted creature died 50 early." 20. — Glimptes of... | |
 | 1848 - 706 pages
...Prejudice " for the third time : — " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements, and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is...to me the most wonderful I ever met with. The big bow-irow strain I can do myself, like any now going ; but the exquisite touch which renders ordinary... | |
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Bow wow strain I can do myself like any now going but the exquisite touch which renders ordinary common-place things and characters interesting from the truth of the description and the sentiment is denied to me. 
