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
The Swedish language combines the strong manhood of the German with the delicate beauty of the Italian. Bayard Taylor beautycombinedelicate Change image and share on social
London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world. Bayard Taylor advantageatmospheregloomy Change image and share on social
My duty is that of a chronicler; and if I perform that conscientiously, the lessons which my observations suggest will need no pointing out. Bayard Taylor chroniclerconscientiouslyduty Change image and share on social
I came to Berlin not to visit its museums and galleries, its operas, its theaters... but for the sake of seeing and speaking with the world's greatest living man - Alexander von Humboldt. Bayard Taylor alexanderberlingallery Change image and share on social
Melrose is the finest remaining specimen of Gothic architecture in Scotland. Some of the sculptured flowers in the cloister arches are remarkably beautiful and delicate, and the two windows - the south and east oriels - are of a lightness and grace of execution really surprising. Bayard Taylor archarchitecturebeautiful share on social
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
I study hard at Russian, which is a tough but most attractive language. Bayard Taylor attractivehardlanguage Change image and share on social
Poetry had great powers over me from my childhood, and today the poems live in my memory which I read at the age of 7 or 8 years and which drove me to desperate attempts at imitation. Bayard Taylor ageattemptchildhood Change image and 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
