 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 strani
...Traveller' is a very fine performance; aye, and fo is his ' Deferted Village,' were it not fometimes too much the echo of his ' Traveller.' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, — as a comick writer, — or as an hiftorian, he ftands in the firft clafs." BOSWELL. " An hiftorian ! My... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 strani
...Traveller' is a very fine performance; aye, and fo is his ' Deferted Village,' were it not fometimes too much the echo of his ' Traveller.' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet,—as a comick writer,—or as an hiftorian, he flands in the firft clafs." BOSWELL. " An hiftorian... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 strani
...'Traveller' is a very fine performance ; aye, and fo is his ' Deferted Village,' were it not tbmetimes too much the echo of his 'Traveller.' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, — as a comick writer, — or as an hiftorian, he Hands in the firlt clafs." — BOSWELL. " An hiftorian !... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 strani
...following concise manner: 'Take him [Goldsmith] as a poet, his 'Traveller' is a very fine performance; and so is his ' Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the echo of his ' Traveller.' Whether we take him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class.' " We have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 strani
...when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller' is a very fine performance ; ay, and so is his ' Deserted...Traveller.' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, — as a comick writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class." BoSWELL. " An historian ! My... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 strani
...when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller' is a very fine performance ; ay, and so is his ' Deserted...Traveller.' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet,— us a comick writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class." BOSWBLL. " An histotOL.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 strani
...confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poetj his ' Traveller* is a very fine performance ; aye, and so is his ' Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the echo of his 1 Traveller.' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet,—".as a comiok writer,—or as an historian,... | |
 | 1808 - 844 strani
...following concise manner: ' Take him [Goldsmith] as a Poet, his * Traveller' is a very fine performance; and so is his ' Deserted Village," were it not sometimes too much the echo of his ' Traveller.*Whether we take him as a poet, as a comick writer, or as an historian, he stands in the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 strani
...abilities. " Whatever he composed, he did it better than any " other man could. And whether we consider him " as a Poet, as a Comic Writer, or as an Historian, ". (so far as regards his powers of composition,) he « was one of the first writers of his time, and... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 552 strani
...abilities. " Whatever he composed, he did it better than any other " man could. And whether we consider him as a Poet, " as a Comic Writer, or as an Historian, (so far as re*' gards his powers of composition,) he was one of the " first writers of his time, and... | |
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Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this age ? 
