 Having imagined that his brother had hid some apples behind a large folio upon an upper shelf in his father's shop, he climbed up to search for them. There were no apples; but the large folio proved to be Petrarch, whom he had seen mentioned, in some...  Boswell's Life of Johnson - Stran 30avtor: James Boswell - 1901Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1927 - 720 strani
...89. Linguaram veterum Thesauri, a G. Hickerio,* 1703 90. Flavii Josephi opera, a J. Hudsono, 1720 " Not voyages and travels, but all literature, Sir, all ancient writers, all manly." A partial classification of the literary items has been made by Professor Houston in his study of Johnson... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1925 - 784 strani
...the folio proved to be Petrarch, whom he had seen mentioned as one of the restorers of learning. So he sat down with avidity and read a great part of the volume, which was obviously one of Petrarch's Latin works. In 1781, when seventy-two years of age,... | |
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