 | Samuel Miller - 1803 - 530 strani
...who have risen to the same degree 7 Dr. JOBMSON, once in conversation with Mr. THOMAS ERSKINK, n!d, " Sir, if you were to read RICHARDSON for the story, your impatience would be to much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment, and consider... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1912 - 638 strani
...stress on character. Johnson, though a great admirer of Richardson, is well known to have said that, ' if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so fretted that you would hang yourself." No real Richardsonian would admit that. The story is, in fact,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 strani
...there is more knowledge of the heart in one letter of Richardson's than in ull ' Tom Jones.'JI, indeed, never read ' Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment."—I have already given my opinion of Fielding; but I cannot... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 strani
...there is more knowledge of the heart in one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Corial... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 strani
...Jones.'JI, indeed, never read ' Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedions. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson...much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you ronst read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to theientiment."... | |
 | 1821 - 372 strani
...there is more kuowledge of the heart in one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 strani
...with the rank weeds of the Garden, that it would now be thought only fit for a brothel. B.] EHSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." I have already given my opinion of Fielding; but I cannot refrain... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 strani
...with the rank weeds of the Garden, that it would now be thought only fit for a brothel. BURNEY.] ' Joseph Andrews.'" ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment."—I have already given my opinion of Fielding; but I cannot... | |
 | 1824 - 768 strani
...in his reply to the observations of the Honourable Thomas Krskinc, that Richardson was tedious.—' Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story only as giving occasion to the sentiment.' Were we to translate the controversy into plain language,... | |
 | 1824 - 792 strani
...the observations of the Honourable Thomas Erikine, that Richardson was tedious.___' Why, sir, ifyou were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story only as giving occasion to the sentiment.' Were we to translate the controversy into plain language,... | |
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Joseph Andrews.' " ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment,... 
