 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pages
...certainty." Talking of .antiquarian researches, Johnson said, " All that is really known of the ancient state of .Britain is contained in a few pages. We can. know...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaker's 'Manchester.' I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pages
...verseb." We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON. "All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaker's Manchester. I have... | |
 | 1827 - 724 pages
...Druidi. f Concluded Jromf. 154.) Dr. JOHNSON says, " All that ia really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages ; we can know...books have we upon it) the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream." Why we have so litlle information... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...verse.'" We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON : " Л11 that is really knoten of the ancient state rator:) " Amidst all the brilliancy of 's imagination,...laste. It was observed of Apefles's Venus,^ that her fl such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaler's ' Manchester.1 I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...JOHNSON : " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We eon know no more than what the old writers have told us...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaker's ' Manchester.' I... | |
 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 pages
...How one may toi), and toil — to be a fool.— Mallet. All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages ; we can know no more than what the old writer! have told us, yet what large books have we upon it; the whole of which, excepting such parts... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pages
...'." We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON. " All that is really Ttnown of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaker's ' Manchester.' I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...'.'' We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON. " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitaker's ' Manchester.' I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pages
...researches. JOHNSO.V. " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a /ew pages. We can know no more than what the old writers...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such ms Whitaker's ' Manchester.' I... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...allow this our best sort of researches. — JOHNSON. ' All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know...books have we upon it ; the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old writers, is all a dream, such as Whitakcr's Manchester.'" Life... | |
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All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know no more than what the old writers have told us ; yet what large books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parts as are taken from those old... 
