 | Samuel Miller - 1805 - 432 pages
...of any other author in this * Dr. Johnson, once in conversation with Mr. Thomas Erskine, •aid, " Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story •s only giving occasion to the sentiment." t Richardson used to say, that had he not known who Fielding... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...letter of Richardson's, than in all ' Tom Jones.' 5 I, indeed, never read ' Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....Johnson's excessive and unaccountable depreciation of one of the best writers that England has produced. " Tom Jones" has stood the test of publick opinion with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...with the rank weeds of the Garden, that it would now be thought only fit for a brothel. B.] i7"c self. But you must read him for the sentiment, and ^^^ consider...Johnson's excessive and unaccountable depreciation of one of the best writers that England has produced. " Tom Jones" has stood the test of publick opinion with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...letter of Richardson's than in ull ' Tom Jones. 'JI, indeed, never read ' Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious. JOHNSON....Johnson's excessive and unaccountable depreciation of one of the best writers that England has produced. ' Tom Jones' has stood the test of public opinion with... | |
 | 1824 - 758 pages
...in his reply to the observations of the Honourable Thomas Krskine, that Richardson was tedious — ' Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story only as giving occasion to the sentiment.' Were we to translate the controversy into plain language,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior, and written by Mr. Paterson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Kichardson is very tedious." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if you were to read Richard. son for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted,...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior, and written by Mr. Paterson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...with the rank weeds of the Garden, that it would now be thought only fit for a brothel. B.] ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....Johnson's excessive and unaccountable depreciation of one of the best writers that England has produced. " Tom Jones" has stood the test of publick opinion with... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior, and written by Mr. Paterson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...Garden, that it would now be thought only fit for a brothel. BURNEY."] ' Joseph Andrews,' " ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....Johnson's excessive and unaccountable depreciation of one of the best writers that England has produced. " Tom Jones" has stood the test of publick opinion with... | |
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Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious.' JOHNSON. 'Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only... 
