A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated, except by those… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“When he hung over the death-bed of his infant son Ibrahim, resignation to the Will of God was exhibited in his conduct… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“....It was to complete his marriage with Maimuna, the daughter of Al Hareth, the Helalite. He had become betrothed to her on… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A father may turn his back on his child, … . but a mother's love endures through all. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“Brought up, as Mahomet was, in the house of the guardian of the Caaba, the ceremonies and devotions connected with the sacred… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
It was the policy of the good old gentleman to make his children feel that home was the happiest place in the… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
I was always fond of visiting new scenes, and observing strange characters and manners. Even when a mere child I began my… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
“Balt Van Tassel was an easy indulgent soul; he loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Some minds corrode and grow inactive under the loss of personal liberty; others grow morbid and irritable; but it is the nature of the… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Language gradually varies, and with it fade away the writings of authors who have flourished their allotted time; otherwise, the creative powers of genius… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands.… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Over no nation does the press hold a more absolute control than over the people of America, for the universal education of the poorest… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
I have never found, in anything outside of the four walls of my study, an enjoyment equal to sitting at my writing desk with… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
There is no character in the comedy of human life more difficult to play well than that of an old bachelor. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambition strives for empire; it… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Redundancy of language is never found with deep reflection. Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. He who thinks much says but little in… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy; the inscription molders from the tablet: the statue falls from the pedestal. Columns,… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
