 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 502 pages
...conclusive proof, that its existence was yet unknown to Behem.' There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...human genius and laudable enterprise may accomplish. For this purpose, some pains have been taken in the preceding chapters, to trace the rise and progress... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1828 - 574 pages
...certain meddlesome spirit, which, in * See Illustrations, article BEIIEU. Chap. V.] LANDS IN THE WEST. 65 the garb of learned research, goes prying about the...human genius and laudable enterprise may accomplish. For this purpose, some pains have been taken in the preceding chapters, to trace the rise and progress... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1828 - 618 pages
...and somewhat sternly warned by Mr. Irving, against the indulgence of ' a certain meddlesome spirit, which, ' in the garb of learned research, goes prying...and marring and ' mutilating its fairest trophies ;' and we cordially agree with him in the intimation, that ' care should be taken to vindicate ' great... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 454 pages
...conclusive proof, that its existence was yet unknown to Behem.f There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest tro* See Illustrations, article " Rumor concerning the Pilot who died in the Hou«e of Columbus." phies.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 756 pages
...conclusive proof, that its existence was yet unknown to Behem.t There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest tro* See Illustrations, article " Rumor concerning the Pilot who died in the House of Columbus." phies.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 450 pages
...conclusive proof, that its existence was yet unknown to Behem-t There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest tro* See Illustrations, article " Rumor concerning the Pilot who died in the House of Columbus." t... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1850 - 456 pages
...conclusive proof, that its existence was yet unknown to Behem.f There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest tro * See Illustrations, article " Rumor concerning the Pilot who died in the f louse of Columbus/'... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 444 pages
...conclusive proof, that its existence was yet unknown to Eehem.f There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest tro * See Illustrations, article " Rumor concerning the Pilot who di •'! in the House of Columbus."... | |
 | Robert Redman Belshaw - English poetry - 1855 - 188 pages
...however, well aware, that in the language of Washington Irving : " There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which in the garb of learned research, goes prying about the traces of history, casting down its fairest trophies. Care should be taken to vindicate great names from such pernicious erudition." The... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 570 pages
...caused by their Crimes. ©ttttCtSttt, — Washington Irving. T^HERE is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying...vindicate great names from such pernicious erudition. JJE whose first emotion, on the view of an excellent production, is to undervalue it; will never have... | |
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There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying about the traces of history, casting down its monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest trophies. Care should be taken to vindicate great names from such... 
