 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...that a man of such genius, fancy, and feeling, should abandon himself to the inebriating bowl ? " " Sir," said Dennie, " you are mistaken. I have been...intoxicated." " Sir," says the Doctor, " you err. I have my information from a particular friend ; I am confident that I am right, and you are wrong." Dennie... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...Addison of the United States — the father of American belles lettres. But, sir," continued he, " is it not astonishing that a man of such genius, fancy,...feeling, should abandon himself to the inebriating bowl? " " Sir," said Dennie, " you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...Addison of the United States — the father of American belles lettres. But, sir," continued he, " is it not astonishing that a man of such genius, fancy,...feeling, should abandon himself to the inebriating bowl ? " " Sir," said Dennie, " you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...States — the father of American belles lettres. But, sir," continued he, " is it not astonishing thai a man of such genius, fancy, and feeling, should abandon himself to the inebriating bowl ? " " Sir," said Dennie, " you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Readers - 1839 - 322 pages
...Addison of the United States, — the Father of American belles lettres. But, Sir," continued he, " is it not astonishing, that a man of such genius,...feeling, should abandon himself to the inebriating bowl?" 4. " Sir," said Dennie, "you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Children's poetry - 1854 - 264 pages
...the Addison of the United States — the father of American belles lettres. But, sir," continued he, "is it not astonishing that a man of such genius,...feeling, should abandon himself to the inebriating bowl?" "Sir," said Dennie, "you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several years... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1856 - 754 pages
...father of American Belles Letters. But, sir," continued he, "is it not astonishing that a man of such a genius, fancy, and feeling, should abandon himself...to the inebriating bowl, and to bacchanalian revels 1 " "Sir," said Dennie, "you are mistaken ; I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
..."is the Addison of the United States, the father of American Belles Lettres. But, sir," continued he, "is it not astonishing, that a man of such genius,...to Bacchanalian revels?" "Sir," said Dennie, "you aro mistaken : I have been intimately acquainted with Denuie for several years, and I never knew or... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1870 - 536 pages
..." is the Addison of the United States — the father of American belleslettres. But," continued he, "is it not astonishing that a man of such genius,...inebriating bowl and to bacchanalian revels?" "Sir," interrupted Dennie, "you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Mr. Dennie for years,... | |
 | Francis Fisher Broune - 1870 - 524 pages
..." is the Addison of the United States — the father of American belleslettres. But," continued he, "is it not astonishing that a man of such genius,...inebriating bowl and to bacchanalian revels?" "Sir," interrupted Dennie, "you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Mr. Dennie for years,... | |
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you are mistaken. I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for several years ; and I never knew, or saw him intoxicated." " Sir," says the Doctor, 
