 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1910 - 542 pages
...original knowledge in English." "But the French (said I) have the art of accommodating literature." JOHNSON. "Yes, sir; we have no such book as Moreri's...to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the world Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Moliere." BOSWELL,... | |
 | Percy Hazen Houston - 1923 - 346 pages
...art of accommodating literature.' JOHNSON. 'Yes, Sir, we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary.' 4 BOSWELL. 'Their Ana are good.' JOHNSON. 'A few of...have one book of that kind better than any of them; Seldon's Table-talk. As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Hebrides - 1924 - 562 pages
...literature.' — Johnson. ' Yes, sir ; we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary.' — Bostoell. ' Their Ana. are good.' — Johnson. ' A few of them...to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the world, Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Molifff.' — Boswell.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1925 - 886 pages
...I) have the art of accommodating literature." — Johnson : " Yes, sir ; we have no such book sa ' Moreri's Dictionary.' "—Boswell : " Their ' Ana...to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the world, Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Moliere." — Boswell... | |
 | Pickering & Chatto - Booksellers' catalogs - 1924 - 306 pages
...FINE COPY. £20 The exceedingly rare First Edition of this famous work. Boswell : " Their [the French] Ana are good." Johnson: " A few of them are good;...of that kind better than any of them — Selden's - Table Talk.' " — Boswell's " Johnson." " There is more weighty bullion sense in this book than... | |
 | John Selden, Selden Society - Antiquarians - 1927 - 248 pages
...accommodating literature.' Johnson : ' Yes, sir : we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary.' Boswdl : ' Their Ana are good.' Johnson : ' A few of them are...book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's Tabk Talk.' Bosv. KLL : Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Oct. 14, 1773, p. 369 of ed. Chapman, 1924.... | |
 | John Selden, Selden Society - Antiquarians - 1927 - 246 pages
...accommodating literature.' Johnson : ' Yes, sir : we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary.' Boswdl : ' Their Ana are good.' Johnson : ' A few of them are...book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's Table Talk.' BOSWKLL : Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Oct. 14, 1773, p. 369 of ed. Chapman, 1924.... | |
 | James Boswell - Scotland - 2006 - 722 pages
...original knowledge in English. 1 'But the French/ said I, 'have the art of accommodating literature.' JOHNSON. 'Yes, sir; we have no such book as Moreri's...to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the world, Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Moliere.' - BOSWELL.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1925 - 784 pages
...knowledge in English." — " But the French (said I) have the art of accommodating literature." — Johnson : " Yes, sir ; we have no such book as ' Moreri's...to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the world, Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Moliere."— Boswell:... | |
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Its merits had not escaped the notice of Dr. Johnson, though in politics opposed to much it inculcates, for in reply to an observation of Boswell in praise of the French Ana, he said, ' A few of them are good, but we have one book of that kind better... 
