An historian ! My dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this age ? Johnsoniana.. - 34 페이지저자: James Boswell - 1820 - 178 페이지전체보기 - 도서 정보
| Washington Irving - 1870 - 644 페이지
...conversation with Boswell, to the great astonishment of the; latter. " Whether we take Goldsmith," said he, " as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Boswell. — " An historia*! My dear sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works... | |
| James Boswell - 1873 - 620 페이지
...to talk. Take him as a poet, his TravcUtr is av cry fi no performance ; aye, and so is his Dettrted Village, were it not sometimes too much the echo of...class.' BOSWELL : 'An historian ? My dear sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this... | |
| John Forster - 1873 - 806 페이지
...'in his study, and can write well upon ' it ; but when he comes into company, 'grows confused, and unable to talk. ' Take him as a poet , his Traveller...ay , and so is 'his Deserted Village, were it not some' times too much the echo of his Tra'•veller. Whether, indeed, we take him ' as a poet , as a... | |
| James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 페이지
...grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poct, his Traveller is a very fine performance ; aye, and so is his .Deserted Village, were it not sometimes too much the echo of his Traveller. Whether, indced, we take him as a poct, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first elass.... | |
| Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 페이지
...subject in his study, and can write well upon it ; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller...class." — BOSWELL : " An historian ? My dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this... | |
| ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 페이지
...subject in his study, and can write well upon it; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his 'Traveller'...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... | |
| Alexander Main - 1874 - 480 페이지
...subject in his study, and can write well upon it; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller'...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... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 602 페이지
...subject in his study, and can write well upon it ; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller' is a very fine performance ; aye, and so is his ' Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the echo of his ' Traveller.'... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - 182 페이지
...as a writer, thus eulogized him in conversation with Boswell : 'Whether we take Goldsmith,' said he, 'as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian,...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... | |
| 1880 - 556 페이지
...and versatility of that genius which he had been amongst the first to recognize and encourage. ' ' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian," he announced to an assemblage of distinguished persons met together at dinner at Mr. Beauclerc's " Tie... | |
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