 | Washington Irving - 1880
...deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, and would advise all travellers who travel for their...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute good-humoured credulity in these matters; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) - 1880 - 532 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...travellers who travel for their gratification to be the tame. What is it to us, whether these stories be true or false, so long as we can persuade ourselves... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881
...pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends, and local aneedotes of goblins and great men ; and would advise all travellers...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity in these matters ; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of the reality 1 There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity in these matters ; and on this occasion I went... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 374 pages
...such matters, and am very willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...same. What is it to us whether these stories be true t>r false so long as we can persuade ourselves into the belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill (N.Y.) - 1882 - 240 pages
...matters, and am very willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I ain therefore a ready believer in relics, legends, and...anecdotes of goblins and great men; and would advise all travelers who travel for their gratification to do the same. What is it to us whether these stories... | |
 | Literature - 1885
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends and...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute, goodhumored credulity in these matters ; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
 | Shorthand - 1890
...relics, legends, and local anec- ^^ dotes of goblins and great 't- " men; and would advise f - ',j!V' all travellers who travel for their gratification...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute, goodhumored credulity in these matters; and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1891 - 246 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity 1 The legend runs that the house in which the Virgin was born was carried by... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 406 pages
...such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends,...charm of the reality? There is nothing like resolute good-humored credulity in these matters, and on this occasion I went even so far as willingly to believe... | |
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I am always of easy faith in such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends, and local anecdotes of goblins and great men ; and would advise all travellers... 
