It is an agreeable and yet a painful sense of novelty to stand for the first time in the midst of a people whose language and manners are different from one's own. Bayard Taylor agreeablelanguagemanner Change image and share on social
True, when you behold Damascus from the Salahiyeh, the last slope of the Anti-Lebanon, it is the realization of all that you have dreamed of Oriental splendor; the world has no picture more dazzling. It is Beauty carried to the Sublime, as I have felt when overlooking some boundless forest of palms within the tropics. Bayard Taylor antibeautybehold share on social
The Germans form one of the most important branches of the Indo-Germanic or Aryan race - a division of the human family which also includes the Hindoos, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Celts, and the Slavonic tribes. Bayard Taylor aryanbranchcelt share on social
The more I see of the Swedes, the more I am convinced that there is no kinder, simpler, and honester people in the world. Bayard Taylor convincehonesterkind Change image and share on social
So far as regards their moral character, the Finns have as little cause for reproach as any other people. Bayard Taylor characterfinnmoral Change image and share on social
'Really,' thought I, 'we call Baltimore the 'Monumental City' for its two marble columns, and here is Edinburg with one at every street-corner!' Bayard Taylor baltimorecallcity Change image and share on social
I cannot assume emotions I do not feel, and must describe Jerusalem as I found it. Since being here, I have read the accounts of several travellers, and in many cases the devotional rhapsodies - the ecstacies of awe and reverence - in which they indulge, strike me as forced and affected. Bayard Taylor accountaffectassume share on social
An enthusiastic desire of visiting the Old World haunted me from early childhood. I cherished a presentiment, amounting almost to belief, that I should one day behold the scenes, among which my fancy had so long wandered. Bayard Taylor amountbeholdbelief share on social
Verily there is nothing in all Europe so beautiful as Valldemosa. Bayard Taylor beautifuleuropevalldemosa Change image and share on social
I could never see a book written in a foreign language without the most ardent desire to read it. Bayard Taylor ardentbookdesire Change image and share on social