 | Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...a lubject till he had written upon it. Burnet I like much. It is obfervable, that none of his facts has been controverted, except his relation of the...but his very credulity is a proof of his honefty. 'Bumet's ftyle and manner arc very interefting. It feems as if he had juft come from the king's clofet,... | |
 | Art - 1798 - 580 pages
...written upon it. Bumet I like much. It is obfervable, that none of his tans has been contro•rerted, except his relation of the birth of the Pretender, in which he was certainly miltaken — but his very credulity is a proof of his honefty. Burnet's ftyle and manner are very interefting.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1800 - 612 pages
...u-as very thick ; and I do believe hardly underftood a fubjeft till he had written upon it. • Burnet I like much. It is obfervable, that none of his fails...Burnet's ftyle and manner are very interefting. It Items as if he had juft come from the king's clofet, or from the apartments of the men whom he describes,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 310 pages
...it. Burnet I like much. It is obfervable, tha* none of his facts have been controverted, except cept his relation of the birth of the Pretender, in which...very credulity is a proof of his honefty. Burnet's Ayle and manner are very interefting. It feems as if he had juft come from the king's clofet, or from;... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 302 pages
...Burnet I like much. It is obfervable, that iione of his fa£ts have been controverted, ex.... cept cept his relation of the birth of the Pretender, in which he was certainly miftaken^—-but his very credulity is a proof of his honefly. Burnet's ftyle and manner are very interefting.... | |
 | English literature - 1800 - 614 pages
...fubjcil till he had written upon it. 4 Burnet I like much. It is obfervable, that none of his facts has been controverted, except his relation of the birth of the Pretender, m which he was certainly miftaken — but his very credulity is a proof of his honefty. Burnet's (lyle... | |
 | 1801 - 584 pages
...fubjefit, till he had written upon it. Burnet I like much. It is obfervable that none of his fafits have been controverted, except his relation of the birth of the Pretender, in which? be was certainly miftaken : but his very credulity is a proof of his honefty. Burnet's ftyle and manner... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1819 - 350 pages
...a subject till he had written upon it. Burnet I like much. It is observable, that none of his facts has been controverted, except his relation of the birth of the pretender, in which he was certainly mistaken — but his very credulity is a proof of his honesty. Buruet's style and manner are very interesting.... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 464 pages
...a subject till he had written upon it. Buruct I like much. It is observable, that none of his facts has been controverted, except his relation of the birth of the pretender, in which he was certainly mistaken — but his very credulity is a proof of his honesty. Burnet's style and manner are very interesting.... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 pages
...the possession of the Duke of Leeds. See the Itntuh Plutarch, V. 91. Note. " None of his facts have been controverted, except his relation of the birth of the Pretender, in which he was certainly mistaken. In this very credulity is a proof t>f his honesty. His stile and manner are very interesting.... | |
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It feems as if he had juft come from the king's clofet, or from the apartments of the men whom he defcribes, and was telling his reader, in plain honeft terms, what he had feen and heard. 
