 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...never before read Scotch hiftory with certainty/' : Talking of antiquarian refearehes, Johnfon faid, " All that is really known of the ancient ftate of Britain...old writers have told us ; yet what large books have x we we upon it, the whole of which, excepting fuch parts as are taken from thofe old writers, is all... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...Johnson said, " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few fiages. We can know no more than what the old writers have...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 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... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1807 - 606 pages
...really <•-:.--:•.••.• ' of the ancient ftate of Britain, is contained in a. few f"get, ' We can know no more than what the old writers have...upon it, the whole of which, ' excepting fuch parts as~are taken from thofe old writers, ii • all a dream, fuch as Whitaker't Manchefter.— 7— I hare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...verse. " 2 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. '... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...Johnson. All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a few pages. Wecon know no more than what the old writers have told us; yet what large books hare we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parteas are taken from those old writers, is all... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 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 - 1820 - 550 pages
...Johnson. All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained ina few pages. Weeoit know no more than what the old writers have told us...books have we upon it, the whole of which, excepting such parteas are taken from those old writers, is all u dream, fucii as Whitaker's Manchester. 1 have... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 458 pages
...verse." 2 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... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - Holderness (England) - 1824 - 334 pages
...••> SHORT OBSERVATIONS HOLDERNESS. " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain ii contained in a few pages. We can know no more than what the old writers have told u«."— JOHNSON SotwelFt L\fe offaknsm, vol. 3, p. 133. HULL: PRINTED BY THOMAS TOPPING, LOWQATE.... | |
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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... 
