...fraught with the intensest egotism and the stalest commonplaces. " The visit," says Mr. Emerson, " was rather a spectacle than a conversation, of no...could not bend to a new companion and think with him." His visit to Wordsworth afforded him much greater edification, and presents the same amiable picture,...

...discourse, which was often like so many printed paragraphs in his book — perhaps the same — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. As...pre-occupied, and could not bend to a new companion and ^hink with him. From Edinburgh I went to the Highlands. On my return, I came from Glasgow to Dumfries,...

...discourse, which was often like so many printed paragraphs in his book, — perhaps the same, — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. As...return, I came from Glasgow to Dumfries, and being intent on delivering a letter which I had brought from Kome, inquired for Craigenputtock. It was a...

...discourse, which was often like so many printed paragraphs in his book, — perhaps the same, — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. As...return, I came from Glasgow to Dumfries, and being intent on delivering a letter which I had brought from Rome, inquired for Craigenputtock. It was a...

...discourse, which was often like so many" printed paragraphs in his book, — perhaps the same, — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. As...Highlands. On my return, I came from Glasgow to Dumfries, aud being intent on delivering a letter which I had brought from Rome, inquired for L'raigeiiputtock....

...discourse, which was often like so many printed paragraphs in his book, — perhaps the same, — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. ^As...could not bend to a new companion and think with him. Edinburgh I went to the Highland^; On my return, I came from Glasgow to Dumfries, and being intent...

...feeling that the visit had been "rather a spectacle than a conversation." " He was old," adds Emerson, " and pre-occupied, and could not bend to a new companion and think with him." ' But something grand and noble also met her in these Traits. Emerson next went to 'see the face,'...

...discourse, which was often like so many printed paragraphs in his book, — perhaps the same, — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. As...return, I came from Glasgow to Dumfries, and being intent on delivering a letter which I had brought from Rome, inquired for Craigenputtock. It was a...

...discourse, which was often like so many printed paragraphs in his book — perhaps the same — so readily did he fall into certain commonplaces. As...could not bend to a new companion and think with him. Not quite a year after this Coleridge passed from this earthly life. If his biography shall ever come...

...which Emerson had formed of the writer. He describes this first meeting : CARLYLE AT CEAIGENPUTTOCH. " From Edinburgh I went to the Highlands. On my return I came from Glasgow, to Dumfries, intent on delivering a letter which I had brought from Rome, and inquired for Craigenputtoch. It was...