 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - 392 стор.
...which had gathered, like moss, round every stone, bill, and valley of the olden countries. Every thing here wore a spick-and-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of every-day life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; every thing lay... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 396 стор.
...which had gathered, like moss, round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Every thing here wore a spick-and-span new aspect, and lay in...the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; every thing lay on the same dull, prosaic level ; in short, we had none of the most obvious elements... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1845 - 662 стор.
...traditional legends, which had gathered like moss round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Everything here wore a spickand-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of everyday life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; everything lay on... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1856 - 754 стор.
...traditional legends, which had gathered like moss round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Everything here wore a spickand-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of everyday life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; everything lay on... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1857 - 758 стор.
...traditional legends, which had gathered like moss round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Everything here wore a spickand-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of everyday life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; everything lay on... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1864 - 780 стор.
...traditional legends, which had gathered like moss round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Everything here wore a spickand-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of everyday life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; everything lay on... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1875 - 708 стор.
...which had gathered like moss round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Every thing here wore a spick-and-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of every-day life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; every thing lay... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1896 - 508 стор.
...Revolutionary periods seemed as yet too near for romantic perspective. " Everything," wrote Prescott, " wore a spick-and-span new aspect, and lay in the broad garish sunshine of everyday life." Even in recent years we find Hawthorne complaining of the difficulties that attended... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1896 - 496 стор.
...Revolutionary periods seemed as yet too near for romantic perspective. " Everything," wrote Prescott, " wore a spick-and-span new aspect, and lay in the broad garish sunshine of everyday life." Even in recent years we find Hawthorne complaining of the difficulties that attended... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1902 - 236 стор.
...which had gathered, like moss, round every stone, hill, and valley of the olden countries. Every thing here wore a spick-and-span new aspect, and lay in the broad, garish sunshine of every-day life. We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; every thing lay... | |
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We had none of the picturesque varieties of situation or costume ; every thing lay on the same dull, prosaic level : in short, we had none of the most obvious elements of poetry: at least so it appeared to the vulgar eye. It required the eye of genius... 
