...; — JoHNSON. " We muft confider how very little hiftory there is; I mean real authentick hiftory. That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were...depend upon as true ; but all the colouring, all the philofophy, 1775- of hiftory is conjecture." BOSWELL. " Then, Sir, you would reduce all hiftOI7 to...

...muft confider how very little hiftory there is; I mean read authentick hiftory. That certain Kiftgs reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the cokmring, all the philofophy, t775. of hiftory is conjecture." BOSWELL. " Then, Sir, you would reduce...

...little history there is ; I mean real authentick history. That certain kings reigned, and certairi battles were fought, we can depend- upon as true ;...colouring, all the philosophy of history is conjecture. THE great .direction which Burton has left to melancholy men is, Be not solitary ; be ncJ ' He, which...

...being made ; — JOHNSON. " We must consider how very little history there is ; I mean real authentick history. That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanack, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have...

...being made; — JOHNSON. "We must consider how very little history there is ; I mean real authentick history. That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles...all the colouring, all the philosophy of history is conjee- 1775. ture." BOSWELL. " Then, Sir, you would reduce all ^f^TT history to no better than an...

...remark as to the utility of reading history being made; — Johnson. We must consider how very-little history there is; I mean real, authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain buttles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history...

...being made; — JOHNSON. " We must consider how very little history there is; I mean' real authentick history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanack, a mere chronological series of remarkable events. Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have...

...history being made : JOHNSON. " We must consider how very little history there is; I mean real anthentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles...you would reduce all history to no better than an almanack, a mere chronological series of remarkable events." Mr. Gibbon, who must at that time have...

...remark as to the utility of reading history being made : JOHNSON. " We must consider how very little history there is ; I mean real authentic history....certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as tine ; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture." BOSWELL. " Then, sir,...

...remark as to the utility of reading history being made ; — Johnson. We mnst consider how very little history there is; I mean real authentic history. That...certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as trne; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history is conjecture. Boswell. Then, Sir, you would...