 | George Dekker - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 342 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 goodhumored credulity in these matters. 44 Crayon is himself a fictional character whose ability to... | |
 | Frances Teague - Drama - 2006 - 162 pages
...Irving musing that he is "ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. What is it to us, whether these stories be true or...we can persuade ourselves into the belief of them?" America's heritage of enjoying Shakespeare is just such a declaration of faith. In appropriating Shakespeare,... | |
 | John T. Lynch - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 244 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,...the belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of the reality?2 The truth was for Irving irrelevant: he and Mrs. Hornby were each playing a role, and with... | |
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I am always of easy faith in 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 local anecdotes of goblins and great men ; and would advise all travellers... 
