 | 1891 - 444 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. "It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale and it is historic. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse, i history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode and song. L have tried all,... | |
 | 1876 - 404 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse ; history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song — I have tried... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1880 - 156 pages
...the worlds which invite me. It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy-tale, and yet it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse, history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song. I have tried all.... | |
 | Edwin Dwight Babbitt - 1881 - 394 pages
...symphonies of the worlds which invite me. It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse ; history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode and song — I have tried all.... | |
 | S. G. Lathrop - 1881 - 422 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse ; history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song — I have tried... | |
 | Judson Fisher - 1891 - 196 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts...prose, verse, history, philosophy, drama, romance, satire, ode, song — I have tried all. But I feel I have not said the thousandth part of what is in... | |
 | 1893 - 632 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. It is marvellous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse : history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song, — I have tried... | |
 | Minot Judson Savage - 1893 - 640 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. It is marvellous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse : history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song, — I have tried... | |
 | Henry Reuben Rose - 1894 - 262 pages
...carry out one's plans, it is too brief to perfect character. Victor Hugo, in his old age, declared : " For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse. History, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode and song — I have tried all.... | |
 | Gustav Gottheil - 1896 - 504 pages
...of the worlds which invite me. It is marvelous, yet simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is history. For half a century I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse: history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode, and song, — I have tried... | |
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I have not said the thousandth part of what is in me. When I go down to the grave I can say like many others, — 'I have finished my day's work. 
