 | 1785 - 522 pages
...fir; we have no fuch book as Moreri's Dictionary." — Bofwell. " Their Ana are good."— Johnfon. " A few of them are good ; but we "have one book of...to original literature, the French have a couple of tragic poets who go round the world, Racine and Corneflle, and one comic poet, Moliere." — Bofwell.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...th^t kind better than any of them ; Selden'a Table-talk, As to original literature, the Cc a French French have a couple of tragick poets who go round...Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Moliere." — EofwelL " They have Fenelon." — "Johnfsn. " Why, fir, felemaebus is pretty wt\\.n—Bofwell.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...fir; we ha>e ho fuch book as Moreri's Dictionary."— * Bofwell. " Their Ana are gOQ&"—Johnfon. " A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's Table* talk. As to original literature^ the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...Johnson, vol. ii. p. 358, 4th edit.] have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary." — " BOSWELL. " Their Ana are good." — JOHNSON. " A few of them are good ;...sir, Telemachus is pretty well." — BOSWELL. " And Foltaire, sir." — JOHNSON. " He has not stood his trial yet. And what makes Voltaire chiefly circulate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...literature." — Johnson. " Yes, sir ; we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary." — BoswelL " Their Ana are good." — Johnson. " A few of them are good ;...of tragick poets who go round the world, Racine and Comeille, and one comick poet, Moliere." — Boswell. " They have Fenelon." — Johnson. " Why, sir,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 pages
...couple of tragick poets who go round the world, Racine and Corneille, and one comick- poet, Mo/zere.— BOSWELL. " They have Fenelon"— JOHNSON. " Why, sir, Telemachus is pretty well." — BOSWELL. " And Foltaire, sir." — JOHNSON. " He has not stood his trial yet. And what makes Voltaire chiefly circulate... | |
 | 1819 - 782 pages
...of Dr Johnson, it is superior to any book of that denomination : " A few of their Ann" he remarks, " are good, but we have one book of that kind better than any of them."— Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, p. 321. Speedily will be published. First Latin Lessons... | |
 | 1819 - 808 pages
...of Dr Johnson, it is superior to any book of that denommatiorr: " A few of their Ana," he remarks, " are good, but we have one book of that kind better than any of them.": — Boswell's Journal of a Tour to- the Hebrides, p. 321. Speedily will be published, First Latin Lessons... | |
 | 1819 - 792 pages
...Dr Johnson, it is superior to any book of that denomination : " A few of their Ana," he remarks, " are good, but we have one book of that kind better than any of them." — Boswcll'i Journal of a To<ir to the Hebrides, p. 321. Speedily will be published. First Latin Lessons... | |
 | 1831 - 368 pages
...quis alius, Joannes Seldenus, Britannise illud immortale decus." BUDD.SUS. " A few of the French Ana are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's Table-Talk." Dr. JOHNSON. SOME ACCOUNT or THE LIFE AND WRITINGS or JOHN SELDEN.* JOHN SEMEN, whom Grotius calls... | |
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Its merits had not escaped the notice of Dr. Johnson, though in politics opposed to much it inculcates, for in reply to an observation of Boswell in praise of the French Ana, he said, ' A few of them are good, but we have one book of that kind better... 
