Identifier: cu31924022112852 (find matches)
Title: The life and letters of Washington Irving
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Irving, Pierre Munroe, 1803-1876
Subjects: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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however, he soon became thoroughly drenched.All this while Clark was standing out in the pouring rain. Whydont you come under a tree, asked Mr. Irving, facetiously, andbe dry and comfortable like me .■ Clark excused himself on theground that his father had once taken refuge from a suddenthunder-shower under a spreading chestnut-tree, which was struck,his father prostrated and rendered insensible for four hours ; andthat on his recovery he gave him an injunction never to standunder a tree, in an open field, in a thunder-storm. Oh! repliedMr. Irving, with a look in which you could see the humorousthought before he gave expression to it, that makes all thedifference in the world. If it is hereditary, and lightning runs inyour family, you are wise. CHAPTER XXIV. Letter from Dickens.—Albert Gallatin.— Visits in the Highlands.—The Life of Washington Begun.—Appointed Minister to Spain.—Sec-retaries of Legation.— The Dickens Dinner.—Letter from Boz.—Embarkation and Farewell.
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N April, Mr. Irving addressed a letterto Charles Dickens, expressing his^ heart-felt delight in his writings, andhis yearnings toward himself. Hehad never seen the glorious fel-low, as he styles him at the time,for he was yet in his minority whenhe left England, but he had read hisproductions with warm admirationas they had since appeared, and onthe perusal of one of them he couldno longer repress his desire to testifyto the author his delighted interestin the story and his high appreciation of his genius. I have notthe letter, but the following is Dickenss glowing reply : — My Dear Sir : — There is no man in the world who could have given me the heart-feltpleasure you have, by your kind note of the 13th of last month. Thereis no living writer, and there are very few among the dead, whoseapprobation I should feel so proud to earn. And with every thing youhave written upon my shelves, and in my thoughts, and in my heart ofhearts, I may honestly and truly say so. If you could know h

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