 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...entertaining-. "Tfce style, indeed, is mere ¿-hit-chat I do nut believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but he will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." 204 203 when I looked at my watch, and told... | |
 | George Moir - Anecdotes - 1827 - 466 pages
...entertaining : the style, indeed, is mere chitchat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...He was like a man who resolves to regulate his time bya certain watch, but will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Goldsmith being mentioned... | |
 | William Thomas Lowndes - English imprints - 1834 - 1082 pages
...The «tylr, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I 299 do not belierethat Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate h is time by a certain watch ; but will not inquire whether the watch is right or not.' Koxburghe,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is j mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but wul not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Though he was not disposed to talk, he was unwilling... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 562 pages
...very entertaining, though the style " mere chit-chat." He did not think he intentionally lied, but was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. " He was like a man," he said, " who resolves to regulate his own time by a certain watch, but will not inquire whether the... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 476 pages
...Times" very entertaining, though the style "mere chitchat." He did not think he intentionally lied, but was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. " He was like a man," he said, " who resolves to regulate his own time by a certain watch, but will not inquire whether the... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1850 - 524 pages
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that he intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth." The reader may refer to Dr. Hickes's Criticism (Atterbury's Correspondence, \. 492.). Calamy's expression... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1850 - 544 pages
...entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere cliit-cliat. I do not believe that he intentionally lied; but lie was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth." The render may refer to Dr. Hickes's Criticism (Alterbury's Correipondtnce, i. 492.). Calamy's expression... | |
 | William Keddie - Literature - 1854 - 400 pages
...entertaining: the style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find...man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain wateh, but will not inquire whether the watch is right or not." Goldsmith being mentioned — Johnson:... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - Literary Criticism - 1854 - 452 pages
...partisanship. Dr. Johnson, in his blunt way, says, " I do not believe Burnet intentionally lied; but he was so much prejudiced that he took no pains to find out the truth." On the contrary, Sir James Mackintosh, in the Edinburgh Review, speaks of the bishop as an honest writer,... | |
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History of his Own Times,' is very entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate... 
