 | 1857 - 610 Seiten
...anywhere appear that he is disposed to soften the severe sentence passed in that celebrated criticism. ' The Life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great...decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is VOL. CV. NO. CCXIV. II not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly... | |
 | 1831 - 652 Seiten
...this display of character gives a delightful interest to many passages which have no other interest. The Life of Johnson is assuredly a great — a very...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers, lie has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to... | |
 | 1832 - 428 Seiten
...guide us— till we share thy joy, And are restored to thee. REMARKS ON THE BIOGRAPHER OF DR. JOHNSON. THE Life of Johnson is assuredly a great— a very...heroic poets, — Shakspeare is not more decidedly the lirst of dramatists, — Demosthenes is not more decidedly theT>rst of orators, than Bos well is the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 Seiten
...new work." — No. Ixvi. 1820. " The ' Life of Johnson ' is one of the best books in the world. It is assuredly a great, a very great, work. Homer is...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to place them: Eclipse is first,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 Seiten
...passages which have no other interest. The life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Horner is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare...Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Bos well is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 Seiten
...this display of character gives a delightful interest to many passages which have no .other interest. The life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great...dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of voi,. ii.—3 orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 Seiten
...this display of character gives a delightful interest to many passages which have no other interest. tuation which Pitt occupies at the close of the reign of George decided' ly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes... | |
 | 1847 - 560 Seiten
...Life of Johnson," emphatically declares no incompetent judge, Mr. Macaulay, in reviewing the book, " is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspearc is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first... | |
 | 1898 - 712 Seiten
...with the Editor's permission, in ' N. it Q.' " Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poete, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists,...biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his comiKîtitors so decidedly that it is not worth while to place them." But we must remember that when... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 Seiten
...services rendered to the state. Macaitlay. SEC. CXXVI. " THE LIFE OF JOHNSON" AND ITS AUTHOR, BOSWELL. 1 The life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great...work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic 2 poets, Shikspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly... | |
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Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. 
