 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1886 - 582 Seiten
...Introductions, Dr. Johnson, partly, founded his prediction with regard to the ' Animated Nature ': — " He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as interesting as a Persian tale " (Boswell, Standard Lib. edit. 1884, vol. ii., p. 223). Afterwards,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 522 Seiten
...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner 4. He is now writing a Natural History and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' Fifth : — ' Here is a quarto volume of 3 ' Vertot, ne' en Normandie en eight or ten shillings' price,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 Seiten
...alluded to in the text, Re'volutions romaines, was published at Paris in two vols. 8vo, 1719.— Editor. is now writing a Natural History, and will make it...entertaining as a Persian tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing, that it is probable that Dr. Johnson, who owned that he often " talked for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 Seiten
...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 he will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing,... | |
 | 1897 - 872 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1900 - 304 Seiten
...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. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian tale." For this Natural History the first agreement dates as early as the close of February in the present... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 Seiten
...you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying everything he he will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing,... | |
 | Goodloe Harper Bell - 1900 - 612 Seiten
...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 "... | |
 | John Forster - 1903 - 482 Seiten
...you will find that he excells Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." For this Natural History the first agreement dates as early as the close of February in the present... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 330 Seiten
...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...natural history, and will make it as entertaining. aa a Persian tale." The natural history to which Johnson alluded was the " History of Animated Nature,"... | |
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Goldsmith's abridgment 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. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and... 
