 Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment.  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Pàgina 193per James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 560 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Miller - 1805 - 432 pàgines
...of any other author in this * Dr. Johnson, once in conversation with Mr. Thomas Erskine, •aid, " Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story •s only giving occasion to the sentiment." t Richardson used to say, that had he not known who Fielding... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pàgines
...letter of Richardson's, than in all ' Tom Jones.'5 I, indeed, never read ' Joseph, Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang your5 [Johnson's severity against Fielding did not arise from any viciousness in his style, but from... | |
 | 1824 - 758 pàgines
...in his reply to the observations of the Honourable Thomas Krskine, that Richardson was tedious — ' Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story only as giving occasion to the sentiment.' Were we to translate the controversy into plain language,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pàgines
...one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior, and written by Mr. Paterson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pàgines
...ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Kichardson is very tedious." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, if you were to read Richard. son for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted,...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior, and written by Mr. Paterson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pàgines
...one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....impatience would be so much fretted, that you would bang yourself: but, you must read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pàgines
...Jones.'JI, indeed, never read ' Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedions. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson...much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you ronst read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to theientiment."... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pàgines
...one letter of Richardson's, than in all Tom Jones.* I, indeed, never read Joseph Andrews." ERSKINE. " Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." A book of travels, lately published under the title of Coriat Junior, and written by Mr. Paterson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pàgines
...Garden, that it would now be thought only fit for a brothel. BURNEY.] ' Joseph Andrews.'" ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON....consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment."—I have already given my opinion of Fielding; but I cannot refrain from repeating here... | |
 | 1824 - 792 pàgines
...his reply to the observations of the Honourable Thomas Erskine, that Richardson was tedious. — ' Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story,...read him for the sentiment, and consider the story only as giving occasion to the sentiment.' Were we to translate the controversy into plain language,... | |
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