 | James Boswell - 1884 - 544 pages
...Sir; we have no such book as Moreri's 'Dictionary.'" BOSWELL. "Their ' Ana ' are good." JOHNSON. " A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them, Selden's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragic poets who go round the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1885 - 454 pages
...; we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary." — BOSWELL : " Their Ana are good.",— JOHNSON : "A few of them are good ; but we have one book of...better than any of them — Selden's ' Table Talk.' As tc original literature, the French have a couple of tragic poets who go round the world, Racine and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 492 pages
...' Yes, Sir : we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary V BOSWELL. 'Their Ana2 are good.' JOHNSON. 'A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's Table-talk. As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the world,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 558 pages
...; we have no such book as Moreri's ' Dictionary.' " BOSWELL. " Their ' Ana ' are good." JOHNSON. " A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them, Selden's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a ,couple of tragic poets who go round the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 480 pages
...; we have no such book as Moreri's ' Dictionary.' " BOSWELL. " Their ' Ana ' are good." JOHNSON. " A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them, Selden's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragic poets who go round the... | |
 | JAMES BOSWELL - 1892
...; we have no such book as Moreri's ' Dictionary.' " BOSWELL. " Their ' Ana ' are good." JOHNSON. " A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them, Selden's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragic poets who go round the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 556 pages
...JOHNSON. "Yes, sir; we have no such book as Moreri's Dictionary." BOSWELL. "Their 'Ana'aie good." JOHNSON. "A few of them are good; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragick poets who go round the... | |
 | 1900 - 654 pages
...and incisive. Dr. Johnson himself, "talking with Boswell about French Literature, said : 'Their ana are good; .... but we have one book of that kind better than any of them, Selden's Table-Talk/" [Eaton & Mains, New York, 251 pages, $1.00.] An edition of dough's Poetical Works, complete,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1901 - 500 pages
...; we have no such book as Moreri's ' Dictionary.' " BOSWELL. " Their ' Ana ' are good." JOHNSON. " A few of them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them, Set den's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a couple of tragic poets who go... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 542 pages
...them are good ; but we have one book of that kind better than any of them ; Selden's ' Table-talk.' As to original literature, the French have a couple...of tragick poets who go round the world Racine and Corneille, and one comick poet, Moliere." BOSWELL, " They have Fenelon." JOHNSON. " Why, sir, Telemachus... | |
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Its merits had not escaped the notice of Dr. Johnson, though in politics opposed to much it inculcates, for in reply to an observation of Boswell in praise of the French Ana, he said, ' A few of them are good, but we have one book of that kind better... 
