| James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...the manner of Johnfon, though, indeed, upon a fmaller fcale. At this time I think he had publifhed nothing with his name, though it was pretty generally known that one Dr. Goldfmith was the authour of " An Eflay on the prefent State of polite Literature," and of " The Citizen... | |
| 1791 - 542 pages
...manner of Johnibn, though, indeed, upon a 1'maller i'cale. " At this time I think he had publiflied nothing with his name, though it was pretty generally known that one Dr. GoUJ'mith was the author of An Elfay on the prefent State of Polite Literature," and of " The Citizen... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...the press, a reviewer, and a writer for a news-paper. He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduously the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...a model. To me and many others it appeared that he ' See post, Sept. 19, 1777. ' Of Mathematics Goldsmith wrote : — ' This seems a science to which... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...the press, a reviewer, and a writer for a news-paper. He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduously the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...a model. To me and many others it appeared that he 1 See post, Sept. 19, 1777. * Of Mathematics Goldsmith wrote : — ' This seems a science to which... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...press, a reviewer, and a writer for SL news-paper. He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduously the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...contemplation of such a model. To me and many others k appeared that he studiously copied the manner of Johnson, though, yi^eed, upon, a smaller spale.... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...academy, a corrector to the press, a reviewer, and a writer for newspapers. He assiduously cultivated the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were gradually enlarged by the contemplation of that great man. ' His mind (says Boswell, probably expressing from recollection the opinion of Johnson)... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...the press, a reviewer, and a writer for a news-paper. He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduously the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...pretty generally known that one Dr. Goldsmith was the authour of " An Enquiry into the present state of polite Learning in Europe," and of " The Citizen... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...the press, a reviewer, and a writer for a news-paper. He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduously the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...known that one Dr. Goldsmith was the author of " An Enquiry into the present State of Polite Learning in Enrope," and of " The Citizen of the World," a... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...the press, a reviewer, and a writer for a news-paper. He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduonsly the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...a model. To me and many others it appeared that he studionsly copied the mariner of Johnson, though, indeed, upon a smaller scale. At this time I think... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...should be adjudged to the same person in one year. M.] He had sagacity enough to cultivate assiduously the acquaintance of Johnson, and his faculties were...pretty generally known that one Dr. Goldsmith was the authour of " An Enquiry into the present State of polite Learning in Europe," and of " The Citizen... | |
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