 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pàgines
...was a great friend to books like the French Efprits d'un tel ; for example, Beauties of Watts, &cc. &c. at which, faid he, a man will often look and be...fize, and of a more erudite appearance. Being once aiked if he ever embellifhed aftory — No, faid he; a ftory is to lead either to the knowledge of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pàgines
...great friend to books like the French jLfprits d'uH tel ; for example, Beauties of Watts, &c. &€. at which, faid he, a man will often look and be tempted...of a larger fize, and of a more erudite appearance. T$ Being once afked if he ever embellifhed aftory — No, faid hej a ftory is to lead either to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pàgines
...He was a great friend to books like the French Efprits d'un tel ; for example, Beauties of ff^atts, &c. &c. at which, faid he, a man will often look and...tempted to go on, when he would have been frightened at book* oC a larger fize, and of a more erudite appearance. Being once afked if he ever embelliftied... | |
 | 1788 - 404 pàgines
...reading. He was a great friend to books like the French Efpritsd'un td; for example. Beautics ofl'/ntts, &c. &c. at which, faid he, a man will often look and...more erudite appearance. Being once afked, if he ever embellifhcxl a ftory . — No, faid he, a ftory is to lead either to the knowledge of a fad or character,... | |
 | 1837 - 504 pàgines
...fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all. A man will often look at them, and be tempted to go on, when he would have been frightened at books of a larger size, and of a more erudite appearance." The volume before us makes no pretensions to elegance of style.... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1830 - 440 pàgines
...FIRE, AND HOLD READILY IN YOUR HAND, ARE THE MOST USEFUL AFTER ALL. A MAN WILL OFTEN LOOK AT THEM, AND BE TEMPTED TO GO ON, WHEN HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FRIGHTENED AT BOOKS OF A LARGER SIZE, AND OF A MORE ERUDITE APPEARANCE." — Dr. JoAnson. 1' Mr. Murray's Library A very excellent... | |
 | John Galt - 1830 - 352 pàgines
...fire, and hold readily in your kant^ are the most useful after all. A man will often look at them, and be tempted to go on, when he would have been frightened at books of a larger size, and of a more entdite appearance." — I)R. JOHNSON. The proprietors of the Family Library feel... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pàgines
...books like the French Esprits d'un tel; for example, Beauties of Watts, &c. &c. : " at which," said he, " a man will often look and be tempted to go on,...he would have been frightened at books of a larger size, and of a more erudite appearance."] He repeated a good many lines of Horace's Odes while we were... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pàgines
...books like the French Espriti d'un tel; for example, Beauties of Watts, &c. &c.: " at which," said he, " a man will often look and be tempted to go on,...he would have been frightened at books of a larger size, and of a more erudite appearance."] He repeated a good many lines of Horace's Odes while we were... | |
 | William Ogilvie Porter - 1831 - 260 pàgines
...thejire, and hold readily in your hand are the most useful offer all. A man will often look at them, and be tempted to go on, when he would have been frightened at books of a larger «ze, and of a more erudite appearance."— DR. JOHNSON. The proprietors of the Family Library feel... | |
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HARPER'S FAMILY LIBRARY. *' Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all. A man will often look at them, and be tempted to go on, when he would have been frightened at books of a larger size, and of... 
