 The treasure of intellectual good which I hoped to find in our secluded dwelling had never come to light No profound treatise of ethics, no philosophic history, no novel even, that could stand unsupported on its edges. All that I had to show, as a man...  The Snow Image and Other Twice-told Tales - Page viiiby Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1902 - 212 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1846 - 222 pages
...novel, even, that could stand unsupported on its edges—all that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays, which had blossomed...blossoms, I have intermixed some that were produced long ago—old, faded tilings, reminding me of flowers pressed between the leaves of a book—and now offer... | |
 | 1851 - 588 pages
...novel, even, that could stand unsupported on its edges— all that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays, which had blossomed...flowers in the calm summer of my heart and mind." The Mosses from an Old Manse he declared the last offering of their kind he should ever put forth ;... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1851 - 472 pages
...oven, that could stand unsupported on its edges — all that I had to show, as • man of letters, were these few tales and essays, which had blossomed...the African Cruiser, I had done nothing else. With ihcse idle weeds and withering blossoms, I have intermixed some that were produced long ago— old,... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1865 - 300 pages
...novel even, that could stand unsupported on its edges. All that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays, which had blossomed...journal of my friend of many years, the African Cruiser, 1 had done nothing else. With these idle weeds and withering blossoms L have intermixed some that were... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1871 - 968 pages
...novel, even, that could stand unsupported on its edges ; all that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays which had blossomed...flowers in the calm summer of my heart and mind." Tiir.un were two or three public events in the city during the early summer which are well worthy remembrance... | |
 | 1871 - 976 pages
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 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1871 - 980 pages
...novel, even, that could stand unsupported on its edges; all that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays which had blossomed...flowers in the calm summer of my heart and mind." TmsnE were two or three public events in the city during the early summer which are well worthy remembrance... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1882 - 566 pages
...novel even, that could stand unsupported on its edges. All that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays, which had blossomed...old, faded things, reminding me of flowers pressed beliween the leaves of a book, — and now offer the bouquet, such as it is, to any whom it may please.... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1882 - 574 pages
...ii . edges. All that I had to show, as a mini of letters, were these few tales and essays, which hud blossomed out like flowers in the calm summer of my...of my friend of many years, the African Cruiser, I hml dona nothing else. With these idle weeds und withering blossoms I have intermixed some that wens... | |
 | Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1885 - 290 pages
...novel even, that could stand unsupported on its edges. All that I had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales and essays, which had blossomed...mind. Save editing (an easy task) the journal of my frieud of many years, the African Cruiser, I had done nothing else. With these idle weeds and withering... | |
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