 It is as easy — • and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we call unnaturalness always has its spring in a man's thinking too much about himself. " It is impossible," said Turgot, " for a vulgar...  The North American Review - Page 582edited by - 1865Full view - About this book
 | James Russell Lowell - 1871 - 450 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — • and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we...of disease. It is one more symptom of the general liver-complaint. To a man of wholesome constitution the wilderness is well enough for a mood or a vacation,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 454 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we...of disease. It is one more symptom of the general liver-complaint. To a man of wholesome constitution the wilderness is well enough for a mood or a vacation,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1879 - 454 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we call unnaturaluess always has its spring in a man's thinking too much about himself. " It ia impossible,"... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1883 - 670 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we call unuaturalness always has its spring in a man's thinking too much about himself. " It is impossible,"... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1884 - 450 pages
...— to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we call unnaturaluess always has its spring in a man's thinking too much...of disease. It is one more symptom of the general liver-complaint. To a man of wholesome constitution the wilderness is well enough for a mood or a vacation,... | |
 | E. Galbraith - 1885 - 160 pages
...business." " But I must go and look at the baby," Ctlia added, without the least change of tone. " It is impossible," said Turgot, " for a vulgar man to be simple." " Fine words," says our homely old proverb, "butter no parsnips." II. A clause forming the subject... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 408 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we...impossible," said Turgot, "for a vulgar man to be simple." I look upon a great deal of the modern sentimentalism about Nature as a mark of disease. It is one... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 408 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we...impossible," said Turgot, "for a vulgar man to be simple." I look upon a great deal of the modern sentimentalism about Nature as a mark of disease. It is one... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 410 pages
...thinking too much about himself. " It is impossible," said Turgot, "for a vulgar man to be simple." I look upon a great deal of the modern sentimentalism...of disease. It is one more symptom of the general liver-complaint. To a man of wholesome constitution the wilderness is well enough for a mood or a vacation,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1892 - 436 pages
...that forbids all naturalness forever. It is as easy — and no easier — to be natural in a salon as in a swamp, if one do not aim at it, for what we...impossible," said Turgot, "for a vulgar man to be simple." I look upon a great deal of the modern sentimentalism about Nature as a mark of disease. It is one... | |
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