 There is something nobly simple and pure in such a taste : it argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to have this strong relish for the beauties of vegetation, and this friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur...  Biennial Report - Σελίδα 2481889Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1912 - 462 σελίδες
...purer atmosphere, so it seems to me as if they drew from us all sordid and angry passions, and breathe forth peace and philanthropy. There is something nobly...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | 1912 - 348 σελίδες
...pure in such a taste: it argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to b h V ••• • .-,* / have this strong relish for the beauties of vegetation,...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | Lynn Historical Society (Lynn, Mass.) - 1913 - 596 σελίδες
...something nobly simple and pure in such a taste: it argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to I " have this strong relish for the beauties of vegetation,...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | 1892 - 376 σελίδες
...drew from us all sordid and angry passions, and breathed forth peace and philanthropy. — Irviinj. 5. There is something nobly simple and pure in a taste...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | Nevada. Legislature - 1925 - 1488 σελίδες
...scenery that enters into the soul, and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. As the leaves of trees are said to absorb all noxious...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | Connecticut. State Board of Agriculture - 1896 - 870 σελίδες
...trees I have planted op the hillside which overlooks the sinuous Housatonic." Said Washington Irving, " There is something nobly simple and pure in a taste...nature to have this strong relish for the beauties of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may... | |
 | Mark Bailey - 1880 - 80 σελίδες
...'and 'volume,' 'middle pitch,' ' smooth stress,' and ' pure quality ' of voice. Unemotional example. " There is something nobly simple and pure in a taste...argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to have a strong relish for the beauties of vegetation, and a friendship for the hardy and glorious sous of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1991 - 1134 σελίδες
...tree-fanciers from being perfect in their kind. There is something nobly simple and pure in such a taste; it argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | 1891 - 328 σελίδες
...purer atmosphere, so it seems to me as if they drew from us all sordid and angry passions and breathe forth peace and philanthropy. There is something nobly...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed... | |
 | Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - 1898 - 286 σελίδες
...Irving esteems tree planting the very antithesis of selfishness, a work of generous impulses. He says: "There is something nobly simple and pure in a taste...friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. He who plants an oak looks... | |
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