 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 páginas
...you will find that he excels Vertot Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he auty with a tear? Had Myra follow'd my direction, She long had wanted cause of fear. A u entertaining as a Persian Tale.' " I can not dismiss the present topic (continue» Mr. Boswell) without... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 páginas
...yon will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, ho has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he oldsmith аз entertaining as a Persian Tale.' "1 can not dismiss the present topjc (continues Mr. Boswell)... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 656 páginas
...this work that Johnson threw out the remark which he aftcrwards 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 - 1844 - 356 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." urged plausible objections to Dr. Robertson's excellent historical works, in the ardour of contest,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 páginas
...Grant, MaM Rir George Rutunton. Mr. Charles Wilkins. Right Hon. William Drummood. a pleasing manner. He now writing a Natural History, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' " I can not dismiM the present topic (continues Mr. Boswell) without observing, that Dr. Johnson, The members... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 páginas
...find that he excels Vertot. W illiam girt fa, bas lile art of compiling, and of saying every thing he can not dismiss the present topic (continues Mr. Boswell) without observing, that Dr. Johnson, who... | |
 | 1852 - 788 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." In this year he commenced his history of Animated Nature, which was to be completed in eight volumes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 páginas
...this work that Johnson threw out the remark which he afterwards interwove in his friend'« 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... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 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 a Natural His' tory, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' For this Natural History the first... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 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 a Natural His' tory, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' For this Natural History the first... | |
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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... 
