 That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Dr. Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through, made an exception in...  A Treasury of Table Talk - Seite 32von Treasury - 1868 - 128 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1831 - 652 Seiten
...would have held out to the end. It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 Seiten
...sectary extracted praise like this from the most pedantic of critics, and the most bigoted of Tories. In the wildest parts of Scotland the Pilgrim's Progress...every nursery the Pilgrim's Progress is a greater favorite than Jack the Giant-Killer. Every reader knows the straight and narrow path, as well as he... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 Seiten
...would have held out to the end. It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 390 Seiten
...sectary extracted praise like this from the most pedantic of critics, and the most bigoted of Tories. In the wildest parts of Scotland' the Pilgrim's Progress...Pilgrim's Progress is a greater favourite than Jack the Giant-Killer. Every reader knows the straight and narrow path, as well as he knows a road in which... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 Seiten
...sectary extracted praise like this from the most pedantic of critics, and the most bigoted of tories. In the wildest parts of Scotland the " Pilgrim's Progress"...every nursery the " Pilgrim's Progress " is a greater favorite than " Jack the Giant-Killer." Every reader knows the strait and narrow path, as well as he... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 Seiten
...hands their cause was safe. LESSON CXLIX. Pilgrim's Progress. MACAULAY. THAT wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Dr. Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through, made... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 Seiten
...would have held out to the end. It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it aour, collections of fragments ; and, though there...may be no empty spaces marked by asterisks, it is st Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 Seiten
...have held out to the end. It is not so with the 'Pilgrim's Progress.' That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 120 Seiten
...analyzing and parsing, is to learn how good writers employ language. 1. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it Doctor Johnson,2 all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
 | 1859 - 606 Seiten
...whole of the " Fairy Queen." It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...wildest parts of Scotland, the Pilgrim's Progress is a greater favourite than Jack the Giant Killer. Every reader Tmows the straight and narrow path, as... | |
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