 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 páginas
...take him as a poct, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first elass. ' BOHWELL : ' An historian ? My dear sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Eoman History with the works of other historians of this age?' JOHNSON ' Why, who are before him ?... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 480 páginas
...him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class."—BOSWELL : " An historian ? My dear Sir, you surely will not rank...History with the works of other historians of this age?"—JOHNSON : " Why, who are before him ? "—BOSWELL : " Hume, Robertson, Lord Lyttelton."—JOHNSON... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 páginas
...him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class."—BOSWELL : " An historian ? My dear Sir, you surely will not rank...History with the works of other historians of this age?"—JOHNSON : "Why, who are before him ? "—BOSWELL : " Hume, Robertson, Lord Lyttelton."—JOHN(his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1879 - 266 páginas
...who are before him ?" Boswell. — " Hume, Robertson, Lord Lyttleton." Johnson (his antipathy against the Scotch beginning to rise). — "I have not read Hume; but doubtless OPINIONS OF THE ROMAN HISTORY. 127 Goldsmith's History is better than the verbiage of Robertson, or... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - 182 páginas
...said he, 'as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class.' Boswell.— 'An historian ! My dear sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the work of other historians of this age.' Johnson.— 'Why, who are before him?' Boswell.— 'Hume—... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 páginas
...writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Boswell. — " An historian ! My dear sir, yot surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman...Robertson — Lord Lyttelton." Johnson (his antipathy against the Scotch beginning to rise). — " I have not read Hume ; but doubtless Goldsmith's History... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 966 páginas
...•• as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Boswell. — " An historian ! My dear sir, you surely will not rank...Robertson — Lord Lyttelton." Johnson (his antipathy against the Scotch beginning to rise). — " I have not read Hume ; but doubtless Goldsmith's History... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 714 páginas
...he, " as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Boswell. — " r4 Y䠎d C Lyttleton." Johnson (his antipathy against the Scotch, beginning to rise). — " I have, not read Hume... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 páginas
...him as a poet,—as a comic writer,—or as an historian, he stands in the first class." BOSWELL. " An historian ! My dear Sir, you surely will not rank...of this age ?" JOHNSON. " Why, who are before him ?" 1 The allusion is not to the Tale of a Tub, but to the Histor)- of John Bull, part iv. chap. ii.;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 páginas
...as a poet, — as a comic writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class." BOSWELL. " An historian ! My dear Sir, you surely will not rank...of this age ? " JOHNSON. " Why, who are before him ? " 1 The allusion is not to the Tale of a Tub, but to the History of John Bull, part iv. chap. ii.... | |
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Whether indeed we take him as a poet, — as a comic writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Boswell. " An historian ! my dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History, with the works of other historians... 
