| Europe - 1878 - 722 pages
...goblins and great тип; and would advise all travellers, who tnivel for their gratification, to he the same. What is it to us, whether these stories...belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of the reality Í There is nothing like resolute good humoured credulity in these matters ; and, on this occasion,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, and would advise all travellers who travel for their...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute good-humoured credulity in these matters; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) - 1880 - 444 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...travellers who travel for their gratification to be the tame. What is it to us, whether these stories be true or false, so long as we can persuade ourselves... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 970 pages
...pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends, and local aneedotes of goblins and great men ; and would advise all travellers...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity in these matters ; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of the reality 1 There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity in these matters ; and on this occasion I went... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 392 pages
...such matters, and am very willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...same. What is it to us whether these stories be true t>r false so long as we can persuade ourselves into the belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill (N.Y.) - 1882 - 258 pages
...matters, and am very willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I ain therefore a ready believer in relics, legends, and...anecdotes of goblins and great men; and would advise all travelers who travel for their gratification to do the same. What is it to us whether these stories... | |
| Literature - 1885 - 544 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends and...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute, goodhumored credulity in these matters ; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
| Shorthand - 1890 - 526 pages
...relics, legends, and local anec- ^^ dotes of goblins and great 't- " men; and would advise f - ',j!V' all travellers who travel for their gratification...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute, goodhumored credulity in these matters; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1891 - 276 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity 1 The legend runs that the house in which the Virgin was born was carried by... | |
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