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" I felt that something might be attempted for my own country of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce her natives to those of the sister kingdom in a more favourable light than... "
CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE NEW EDITION ... - Page 187
by ROBERT CHAMBERS - 1892
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 126

1867 - 636 pages
...so presumptuous as to hope * to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admi' rable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished ' friend,...my own ' country of the same kind with that which phe has so fortu' nately achieved for Ireland.' NOTE on the Review of the ' Life and Writings of Miss...
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The Lady's Magazine and Museum of the Belles-lettres, Fine Arts ..., Volume 1

1832 - 358 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact which pervade the works of my accomplished friend,...for my own country of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce the 74 natives...
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The London Magazine

1829 - 832 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend,...my own country," of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland— something which might introduce her natives to...
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Waverley; or, 'Tis sixty years since. 3 vols. [in 1].

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831 - 780 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend,...for my own country, of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce her natives...
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Castle Rackrent: And Irish Bulls

Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 354 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend,...for my own country, of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce her natives...
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Castle Rackrent ; An Essay on Irish Bulls ; an Essay on the Noble Science of ...

Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 344 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend,...for my own country, of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce her natives...
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The Irish Monthly Magazine of Politics and Literature. ..., Volume 1

1833 - 930 pages
...tenderness, ud admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend, I felt that somethiog might be attempted for my own country, of the same kind with that which Miss Edgewonh BO fortunately achieved for Ireland— something which might introduce her natives to...
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Introductions, and Notes and Illustrations to the Novels, Tales ..., Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1833 - 488 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact, which pervade the works of my accomplished friend,...for my own country, of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved for Ireland — something which might introduce her natives...
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Tales and Novels, Volume 1

Maria Edgeworth - 1832 - 440 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact which pervade the works of my accomplished friend, I felt that something might he attempted for my own country of the same kind with that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately achieved...
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Tales and Novels: Castle Rackrent. An essay on Irish bulls. An essay on the ...

Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 450 pages
...being so presumptuous as to hope to emulate the rich humour, pathetic tenderness, and admirable tact which pervade the works of my accomplished friend, I felt that something <night be attempted for my own country of the same kind with •that which Miss Edgeworth so fortunately...
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