 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...dono this in his History. Now Robertson might have put twice as much into his book. Robertson ¡э like a man who has packed gold in wool : the wool...to one of his pupils: "Read over your compositions ar.d wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.1' Goldsmith's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pages
...than the gold. No, sir, I always thought Robertson would be crushed by his own weight — would lie spoken tailor as ever blew "roth from a full pot....Olivia. But this gentleman and I are not going to be abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius : and I will venture to say, that if you... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...the wool takes up more room than the gold. No, sir, I always thought Robertson would be crushed with his own weight — would be buried under his own ornaments....one of his pupils : Read over your compositions, and whenever you meet with a passage, which you think particularly fine, strike it out. Goldsmith's abridgment... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...ill. v. 339.- C. w JjMiton'i luppoied political prlnclplei, narrative will please again and again. 1 -day where you and I dined : I ask your pardon." Goldsmith...be much from you, Sir, that I take ill." And so at i passage which you think is particularly fine strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement ii better than... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 416 pages
...room than the gold. No, sir. I always thought Robertson would be crushed with his own weight—would be buried under his own ornaments. Goldsmith tells...of his pupils, ' Read over your compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out!' Goldsmith's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 326 pages
...much as his book will hold. Goldsmith has done this in his history. Now, Robertson might have prft twice as much into his book. Robertson is like a man...Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...wool takes up more room than the gold. No, sir, I always thought Robertson would be crushed with hia own weight — would be buried under his own ornaments....of a college said to one of his pupils, ' Read over youi' compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pages
...wool takes up more room than the gold. No, sir, I always thought Robertson would be crushed with hia own weight — would be buried under his own ornaments....of a college said to one of his pupils, ' Read over you.' compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...the wool takes up more room than the gold. No, sir ; I always thought Robertson would be crushed with his own weight — would be buried under his own ornaments....of his pupils, ' Read over your compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out ! ' Goldsmith's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 404 pages
...want to know ; Robertson detaius you a great deal too long. No man will read Robertson's cum brous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative...of a college said to one of his pupils, ' Read over youi- compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike... | |
| |
Robertson would be crushed by his own weight, — would be buried under his own ornaments. Goldsmith tells you shortly all you want to know : Robertson detains you a great deal too long. No man will read Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but... 
