 Florus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 26by James Boswell - 1922Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...history, you will find that he excels Vertot, sir; he has the art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian tale." In this year he commenced his history of Animated Nature, which was to be completed in eight volumes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847
...this work that Johnson threw out the remark which he afterwards interwove in his friend'« epitaph, -"He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as agreeable as a Persian Tale." But the period of his labours was now near. Goldsmith had for some time... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848
...tori!, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the ' art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say, ' in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural His' tory, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' For this Natural History the first... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, English - 1848 - 740 pages
...tory, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the ' art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say, ' in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural His' tory, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' For this Natural History the first... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, English - 1848 - 750 pages
...tory, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the ' art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say, ' in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural His' tory, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.' For this Natural History the first... | |
 | Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 416 pages
...compare him with Vertot in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian tale." The Natural History to which Johnson alluded was the " History of Animated Nature," which Goldsmith... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...compare him with Vertot in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian tale." The Natural History to which Johnson alluded was the " History of Animated Nature," which Goldsmith... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pages
...compare him with Vertot in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian tale." The Natural History to which Johnson alluded was the " History of Animated Nature," which Goldsmith... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian tale." The Natural History to which Johnson alluded was the ' History of Animated Nature,' which Goldsmith... | |
 | Biography - 1852 - 372 pages
...History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing...and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." The " Natural History" was another work which Goldsmith had just commenced. It was to be complete in... | |
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