The Knickerbocker
'EVEN in thy desert, what is like to thee? Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste More rich than other climes' fertility; Thy wreck a glory, and thy ruins graced With an immaculate charm.'
'Ah, Sir, his is a sorry story, too; but of that anon; he was a gentleman born, Sir--bless his dear soul!--but before he was barely out of his teens, study and such like turned...
4. Part 4The trees on the shore, as I glided along, Seemed moving a contrary way, And my voyagers lightened their toil with a song, That caused every heart to be gay.
13. Part 13Again, our critic says: 'Upon _his own rules_ he comments thus:' 'But _some_ of these rules are foolish,' etc. Now this assertion is utterly UNTRUE; and, if Goold Brown read the...
3. Part 3The patient (the younger, who is here alluded to, the other being comparatively out of danger,) tossed and turned so incessantly in bed, that it was almost impossible to keep an...
2. Part 2Civilization, as some one has observed, is and ever has been travelling westward. We believe it. The relics of America go far to prove it; and those of the Pacific Islands, if p...
1. Part 1'EVEN in thy desert, what is like to thee? Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste More rich than other climes' fertility; Thy wreck a glory, and thy ruins graced With an immacu...
9. Part 9This is the only pass to this quarter of France, and is rendered impregnable by a strongly-fortified castle, lately built on the side of the crag, _over_ the road; so that all t...
10. Part 10We were nearly all early to bed, and those who lingered, were packed off by the monks at ten, according to rule. We were roused before sunrise by the lusty ringing of the chapel...
6. Part 6My heart was faint and sick at the recital I had heard. I returned to my inn, and all that night--for it was in vain that I attempted to sleep--I mused upon this awful dispensat...
8. Part 8That this is the history of thousands, even in our own favored country, is undeniable; and if we cast our eyes over the vast continent of Europe, what find we but toil and wretc...
11. Part 11To sum up, we consider the 'Scourge of the Ocean' a very clever performance, for a first and hurried effort; open, indeed, to many minor objections, but exhibiting much talent,...
7. Part 7Richard was universally called Dick, and so, for the salvation of space, we beg leave to name him. Well, Dick's parents were early emigrants to the west, at which time they were...
12. Part 12'THE TIMES THAT TRIED MEN'S SOULS.'--'Advance, ye future generations! We would hail you, as you rise in your long succession, to fill the places which we now fill, and to taste...
14. Part 14THE OLYMPIC.--This new establishment has taken the town by surprise, in one respect at least. It is the most beautiful theatre on the Atlantic sea-board. Its decorations, scener...