 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...verfe V We talked of antiquarian refearches. JOHNSON. " All that is really known of the ancient ftate of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know...books have we upon it, the whole of which excepting fuch parts as are taken from thole old writers is all a dream, fuch as Whitaker's 'Manchefter.' I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...: Talking of antiquarian refearehes, Johnfon faid, " All that is really known of the ancient ftate of Britain is contained in a few pages. We can know...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...Whitaker's Manchester. I have heard Henry's history of Great Britain well spoken of; I am told it is carried on in separate divisions, as the civil, the military,... | |
 | 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...books have we 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.—... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...without the pleasure of verse. We talked of antiquarian researches. 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...without the pleasure of verse."* We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON. " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a...such as Whitaker's 'Manchester.' I have heard Henry's 4 History of Britain' well spoken of; I am told it is carried on in separate divisions, as the civil,... | |
 | 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...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 heard... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...the pleasure of verse." l We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON. " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a...yet what large books have we upon it, the whole of 1 This experiment, which Madame Dacier made in vain, has since been tried in our own language, by the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 438 pages
...the pleasure of verse.*"" We talked of antiquarian researches. JOHNSON : " All that is really known of the ancient state of Britain is contained in a...heard Henry's ' History of Britain' well spoken of: lam told it is carried on in separate divisions, as the civil, the military, the religious history... | |
 | 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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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 no more than what the old writers have told us... 
