 | James Boswell - 1885 - 492 페이지
...history there is ; I mean real authentick history. That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...a mere chronological series of remarkable events." 1 Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have been employed upon his history* of which he published the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 512 페이지
...history there is ; I mean real authentick history. That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history is We were all excessively provoked, for we were languishing, fretting, expiring to hear him talk.' Dr.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 페이지
...little history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." 2 Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 464 페이지
...history is conjecture." BOSWELL. "Then, Sir, you would reduce all history to no better than an almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events."...Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have been employed npon his history, of which he published the first volume in the following year, was present ; but did... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 페이지
...little history there is ; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles ir materials than formerly. "Ay," said the king, *...Johnson for that : " for his Majesty had heard and almanac, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr, Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 페이지
...little history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles a finger he is obeyed. It is a great mistake to suppose that she is above him almanac,173 a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr Gibbon, who must at that time have... | |
 | George Boxall - 1902 - 348 페이지
...history there is — I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned and certain battles were fought we can depend upon as true ; but all the...you would reduce all history to no better than an old almanack, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time... | |
 | Edward Latham - 1906 - 434 페이지
...little history there is ; l mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the...colouring, all the philosophy of history is conjecture." (Boswell's Life, 1824 ed., vol. li, pp. 340-1). Carlyle (Frcnfh Revolution, pt. i, ok. 7., ch. 5) remarks:... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 626 페이지
...history there is ; I mean, real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...remarkable events." Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time RICHARD BHINSLE or of the Rivnl*. Dui-nn After an engraving from a bust bv Lochee RICHARD BRINSLEY... | |
 | 1907 - 314 페이지
...history there is — I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all...colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture." Happily there is no conjecture as to the authenticity of Bury's history, and the pageant will give... | |
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We must consider how very little , history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture. 
