| James Boswell - 1889 - 454 ÆäÀÌÁö
...that of Lucius Fionas or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot,1 in the same places of the Roman History, you will...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 History, and will make it... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 504 ÆäÀÌÁö
...that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot,1 in the same places of the Roman History, you will...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He 1 Ren£ Aubert, Sieur de Vertot, born of an ancient... | |
| James Boswell - 1890 - 568 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of...pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and he will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing,... | |
| John Morley - 1894 - 618 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Johnson declared, " 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...saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. ' ' So thought the booksellers too ; and the success of the Roman History only involved him in fresh... | |
| Mark Pattison - 1895 - 570 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Johnson declared, " 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...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner." So thought the booksellers too ; and the success of... | |
| 1897 - 872 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Johnson who, though he laughed at, yet loved and understood him, criticised him admirably in the remark: 'He is now writing a natural history, and will make it as agreeable as a Persian tale. ' The standard life of G. is by Forster (1864); the excellent little work... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 928 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if F everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and he will make... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 480 ÆäÀÌÁö
...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 History, you will find that he excels Vertot.1 Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner.... | |
| 1900 - 570 ÆäÀÌÁö
...Eutropius; and I will venture to say that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the lioman History, 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." So thought the booksellers too ; and the success of... | |
| Goodloe Harper Bell - 1900 - 612 ÆäÀÌÁö
...extent, in this 124 HISTORICAL OUTLINE. fascination of style. At one time Dr. Johnson sail of him, " He is now writing a natural history, and will make it as agreeable as a Persian tale." For the periodicals of the day he wrote one hundred and twenty-two "... | |
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