 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 páginas
...work that Johnson threw out the remark which he afterwards interwove in his friend's epitaph, — " He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as agreeable as a Persian Tale." But the period of his labours was now near. Goldsmith had for some time... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 páginas
...work that Johnson threw out the remark which he afterwards interwove in his friend's epitaph, — " He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as agreeable as a Persian Tale." But the period of his labours was now near. Goldsmith had for some time... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 486 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural^History, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 458 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." Ji works, in the ardour of contest, than expressed his real and decided opinion ; for it is not easy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...as a Persian tale.' « I cannot dismiss the present topic (continues Mr Roswell) without observing, that Dr Johnson, who owned that he often talked for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." Dr. Goldsmith's play, " She Stoops to Conquer," being mentioned, Johnson said, " I know of no comedy... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing, that it is probable that Dr. Johnson, who owned that he often " talked for... | |
 | George Moir - 1827 - 466 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." Boswell adds, " I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing, that it is probable that Dr Johnson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, be has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he higher reputation than he deserves. His excellence is strong u ill make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 506 páginas
...work that Johnson threw out the remark which he afterwards interwove in his friend's epitaph, — " He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as agreeable as a Persian Tale." But the period of his labours was now near. Goldsmith had for some time... | |
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Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and... 
