 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 296 páginas
...curiosity ; and which, finally, should terminate in a striking catastrophe. But I think there is a daemon who seats himself on the feather of my pen when I...; the story lingers, while the materials increase; pay regular mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is complete long before I have attained... | |
 | 1822 - 880 páginas
...curiosity ; and which, finally, should terminate in a striking catastrophe. But I think there is a daanon who seats himself on the feather of my pen when I...purpose. Characters expand under my hand ; incidents ее multiplied ; the story lingers, while tbe materials increase ; my regular man. *» turns out a... | |
 | 1823 - 602 páginas
...curiosity; and which, finally, should terminate in a striking catastrophe. But I think there is a dsmon who seats himself on the feather of my pen when I...expand under my hand ; incidents are multiplied ; the »tory lingers, while the materials increase ; my regular mansion (urns out a Gothic anomaly, and thu... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 420 páginas
...fair. If a successful author keep not the stage, another instantly takes his ground. If a writer lie by for ten 'years ere he produces a second work, he...mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is closed long before I have attained the point I proposed. Captain. Resolution and determined forbearance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 878 páginas
...disappointed. Captain. This may justify a certain degree of rapidity in publication, but not that wliich is proverbially said to be no speed. You should take...mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is closed long before I have attained the point I proposed. Captain. Resolution and determined forbearance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1846 - 548 páginas
...justify a certain degree of rapidity in publication, but not that which is proverbially said to be.no speed. You should take time at least to arrange your...mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is closed long before I have attained the point I proposed. Captain. Resolution and determined forbearance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 páginas
...striking catastrophe. But I think there is a demon who seats himself on the feather of my pen when 1 begin to write, and leads it astray from the purpose....mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is closed long before I have attained the point I proposed. Captain. Resolution and determined forbearance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 664 páginas
...fair. If a successful author keep not the stage, another instantly takes his ground. If a writer lie by for ten years ere he produces a second work, he...mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is closed long before I have attained the point I proposed. Captain. Resolution and determined forbearance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 556 páginas
...years ere he produces a second work, he is superseded by others ; or, if the age is so poor of genins that this does not happen, his own reputation becomes...mansion turns out a Gothic anomaly, and the work is closed long before I have attained the point I proposed. Captain. — Resolution and determined forbearance... | |
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I have repeatedly laid down my future work to scale, divided it into volumes and chapters, and endeavoured to construct a story which I meant should evolve itself gradually and strikingly, maintain suspense, and stimulate curiosity; and which, finally,... 
