 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 strani
...unreafonable prejudice againft Fielding. In comparing thofe two writers, he ufed this expreffion ; " that there was as great a difference between them...the hour by looking on the dial-plate." This was a fhort and figurative ftate of his diftinction between drawing characters of nature and characters only... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 strani
...unreafonable prejudice againft Fielding. In comparing thofe two writers, he ufed this expreffion ; " that there was as great a difference between them...the hour by looking on the dialplate." This was a fhort and figurative flat* * Mr. Bofwell fays, he confiders it as a piece of the fecondary or comparative... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 strani
...conclusive ad htminem." v 2 It always appeared, that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly, and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against...characters of nature and characters only of manners. " But (says Mr. B.) I cannot help being of opinion, that the neat watches of Fielding are as well constructed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 strani
...human heart." It always appeared to me that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly, and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against...characters of nature and characters only of manners. But 1 cannot help being of opinion, that the neat watches of Fielding are as well constructed as the large... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 strani
...<zd htminem." f 2 It always appeared, that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly, and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against...characters of nature and characters only of manners. " But (says Mr. B.) I cannot help being of opiniori, that the neat watches of Fielding are as well constructed... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1824 - 808 strani
...heart."f Again, in comparing these two distinguished authors, the critic uses this illustration, — " that there was as great a difference between them,...made, and a man who could tell the hour by looking at the dial-plate.'^ Dissenting as we do from the conclusions to be deduced from Dr Johnson's simile,... | |
 | 1824 - 792 strani
...heart. 'J Again, in comparing these two distinguished authors, the critic uses this illustration, — ' that there was as great a difference between them, as between a man who knew how a watch was made, * Smollett's bad version of Don Quixote is an exception. Motteux's is the translation of Quixote ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 strani
...establish his reputation. It always appeared, that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly, and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against...characters of nature, and characters only of manners. " But (says Mr. B.) I cannot help being of opinion, that the neat watches of Fielding are as well constructed... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 554 strani
...i798, vol. ip 5o8 paring these two distinguished authors, the critic uses this illustration — « that there was as great a difference between them,...made, and a man who could tell the hour by looking at the dial-plate. » ' Dissenting as we do from the conclusions to be deduced from Dr Johnson's simile,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 430 strani
...human heart." It always appeared to me that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly, and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against...dial-plate." This was a short and figurative state of bis distinction between drawing characters of nature and characters only of manners. But I cannot help... | |
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In comparing those two writers, he used this expression ; " that there was as great a difference between them as between a man who knew how a watch was made, and a man who could tell the hour by looking on the dial-plate. 
