This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...This is an interesting task. Here we have each a room in which to sit and work, and then he conies to challenge me to a walk over these delightful hills (mossy, rocky, heathery), with views of mountains--now that my eye has recovered from Switzerland I call them mountains again. W. S. to Mr. Loomis. Keswick, May 23, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...This is an interesting task. Here we have each a room in which to sit and work, and then he conies to challenge me to a walk over these delightful hills (mossy, rocky, heathery), with views of mountains--now that my eye has recovered from Switzerland I call them mountains again. W. S. to Mr. Loomis. Keswick, May 23, 1864. I don't know exactly what my dear wife has been writing, but I take it for granted she has told you all personal news and of our whereabouts and the like. And no doubt she has thanked you for the photograph of Daisy, and the lock of brightest, softest hair that accompanied it. But as I take half those to myself, and am especially jealous of the hair, I must repeat my own thanks. I have to thank you too for a graver kindness, though not a more pleasing one--the numbers of the "New Englander" that contained the reviews of "Thorndale " and " Gravenhurst." 1 That the reviewer should have objections to make, and his own points of view to put forth, is always expected, but I did not expect so kind and generous a measure of praise, and coming across the water it was to me peculiarly grateful. I hope by and by when my hands are free from work for the periodical press to put out some philosophical papers, chiefly on certain metaphysical 1 By Professor Noah Porter. problems, on which I wish to say a word, though certainly to very little purpose. I read with interest the extract you sent me from one of your sermons, and liked the tone of it very much. It was extremely pleasant to hear that you were settled, for some time at least, in a parish, and to read the account of your housiug and furnishing yourselves. We still dream from time to time of settling down in some cottage of our own, but I sometimes doubt whether the d...
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Navy boards are scuffed and rubbed. Faded library number on spine. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Two inch chip missing from title page.
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