 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 페이지
...entertaining. The style, indced, is mere chitchat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced that he took no pains to find...man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain wateh, but will not inquire whether the wateh is right or not.' Though he was not disposed to talk,... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 페이지
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but he will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Johnson praised Goldsmith. BOSWELL : " But,... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 페이지
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but he will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Johnson praised Goldsmith. BOSWELL : " But,... | |
 | Peter Hardeman Burnett - 1880 - 480 페이지
...Burnet's " History of his own Times," said : " I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced that he took no pains to find...will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." (Boswell's " Life of Johnson," vol. ii., p. 264.) I think this opinion applicable to Gray's " History."... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 724 페이지
...that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he wa* so much prejudiced that he took no pains to find out tM truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate...will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." It is certain that the publication of his work was the Bienal fur a series of attacks from the Tory... | |
 | Peter Hardeman Burnett - 1880 - 484 페이지
...Hinman's letter December 4th, it was easy to see that the latter day was Saturday. But the historian " was so much prejudiced that he took no pains to find out the truth." It seems that a public meeting was held in Oregon on the 18th of February, 1841, at which a committee... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 페이지
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied; but he was so much prejudiced that he took no pains to find...will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Goldsmith being mentioned—JOHNSON. " It is amazing how little Goldsmith knows. He seldom comes where... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 페이지
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...who resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; butHvill not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Though he was not disposed to talk, he was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1885 - 492 페이지
...entertaining. The style indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lycd ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate his Percy, who had constituted himself cousin and relation to the Percy of Northumberland, having become... | |
 | Henry James Nicoll - 1886 - 478 페이지
...is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so John Locke. 159 much prejudiced that he took no pains to find out...will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." This is somewhat unjust as regards both Burnet's accuracy and his style. All things considered, the... | |
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History of his Own Times,' is very entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate... 
