| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 ÆäÀÌÁö
...abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if hould teach your child first, another hoy has learnt...both." On Thursday, July 28, we again supped in priva be has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Eutropius: and I will venture to say, that if yot compare him with Vertot, in the same places of Ûu t his widowed mother, and to protect his brothers and sisBut what sisters has he left? lie has no everj thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He ii now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 612 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Goldsmith's abridgement 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 Historv, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - 492 ÆäÀÌÁö
...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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - 506 ÆäÀÌÁö
...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... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 564 ÆäÀÌÁö
...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 f nd that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of faying every thing he has to say,... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 ÆäÀÌÁö
...to say that if you compare h'm with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, yoa will f nd that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of faying every thing he has to say, in a pleasing m inner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 ÆäÀÌÁö
...that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius: and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vcrtot, njoy them; and on the other hand, that though we unavoidably...life is short, and they will soon be over. Thus d u entertaining as a Persian Tale.' " I can not dismiss the present topic (continue» Mr. Boswell) without... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 ÆäÀÌÁö
...with Vcrtot, in the same places of the Roman History, yon will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, ho has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing...is now writing a Natural History, and will make it ¬Ñ¬Ù entertaining as a Persian Tale.' "1 can not dismiss the present topjc (continues Mr. Boswell)... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 656 ÆäÀÌÁö
...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... | |
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