| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 halaman
...will venture to fay, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the fame places of the Roman Hiftory, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of faying every thing he has to fay in a pleafing manner. He is now writing a Natural Hiftory, and will... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 halaman
...I will venture to &y, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the feme places of the Roman Hiftory, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of faying every think he has to fay in a pleating manner. He is now writing a Natural Hiftory, and will... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 halaman
...is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 halaman
...is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's Abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus, or Eutropius; and I will venture to say, that if you...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 halaman
...particularly fine, 1773. strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better ^^"g^ than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if...in the same places of the Roman History, you will fihd that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 halaman
...Florus or Eutropins ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare hin) with Yertot, in the same place of the Roman History, you will find that he excels...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 halaman
...217 particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's Abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus, or Eutropius; and I will venture to say, that if you...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 372 halaman
...fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucins Floras, or Eutropins ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 halaman
...fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucins Floras, or Eutropins ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the act of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 halaman
...abridgement is better than that of Lucins Florus, or Eutropins ; and I will venture to say, that if yon compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
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