 ... from a lawless independence to which all the virile energy and trampling audacity of Mr. Whitman fail to reconcile me. But there is room for everybody and everything in our huge hemisphere. Young America is like a three-year-old colt with his saddle...  Over the teacups - Sida 238efter Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1892Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1891 - 592 sidor
...Young America of Walt Whitman's verse to a three-year-old colt. " He is a droll object, sprawling on the grass with his four hoofs in the air ; but he...it won't harm us. So let him roll — let him roll ! " I quote the audacious words with positive terror lest one of those hoofs should visit me in the... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - 472 sidor
...America is like a three-year-old colt with his saddle and bridle just taken off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll object, sprawling...is the object of the greatest interest. Everybody wauts to be her friend, and she has room enough in her hospitable nature to find a place for every... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - 334 sidor
...America is like a three-year-old colt with his saddle and bridle just taken off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll object, sprawling...roll! Of all The Teacups around our table, Number Fire is the one who is the object of the greatest interest. Everybody wants to be her friend, and she... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 358 sidor
...America is like a three-year-old colt with his saddle and bridle just taken off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll object, sprawling...won't harm us. So let him roll, —^ let him roll I Of all The Teacups around our table, Number Five is the one who is the object of the greatest interest.... | |
 | 1891 - 524 sidor
...America is like a three-year old colt with his saddle and bridle just taken off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll object, sprawling...it won't harm us. So let him roll — let him roll ! " The " occasional evening call " which Dr. Holmes tells us he will yet make, may it be frequent... | |
 | 1891 - 530 sidor
...off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll object, sprawling in the grass with bis four hoofs in the air ; but he likes it, and it won't harm us. So let him roll — let him roll ! " The " occasional evening call " which Dr. Holmes tells us he will yet make, may it be frequent... | |
 | 1895 - 850 sidor
...young America to a three-year-old colt with his saddle and bridle just taken off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll Object, sprawling...it won't harm us. So let him roll — let him roll I Opinions so directly contrary in many respects to the main direction of American movement brought... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1915 - 360 sidor
...YoungAmerica is like a threeyear-old colt with his saddle and bridle just taken off. The first thing he wants to do is to roll. He is a droll object, sprawling...won't harm us. So let him roll, — let him roll! I have always believed in life rather than books. I suppose every day of earth, with its hundred thousand... | |
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