 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...book as his, there would be no end to them ; his erroneous aiTertions would then fall upon himfelf ; and he might be blamed for not having made experiments...The character of Mallet having been introduced, and fpoken of flightingly by Goldfmith; JoHNSON. " Why, Sir, Mallet had talents enough to keep his literary... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...trouble, and without much endangering his reputation. But if he makes experiments for fo comprehenfive a book as his, there would be no end to them ; his erroneous afiertions would then fall upon himfelf; and he might be blamed for not having made experiments as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...engaged in this controversy. I always said Shakspeare had Latin enough to grammaticise his English." The character of Mallet having been introduced, and spoken of slightingly by Goldsmith, Johnson said " Why, Sir, Mallet had talents enough to keep his literary reputation alive as long as he himself... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...en•gaged in this controversy. I always said Shakspeare had Latin enough to grammaticise his English." The character of Mallet having been introduced, and spoken of slightingly by Goldsmith, Johnson said " Why, Sir, Mallet had talents enough to keep his literary reputation alive as long as he himself... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation. But if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a...introduced, and spoken of slightingly by Goldsmith ; Jonx3ON. " Why, Sir, Mai let had talents enough to keep his literary reputation alive as long as... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...others, he may get through hit book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation ; but if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a...end to them : his erroneous assertions would then full upon himself; and he might be blamed for not having made experiments as to every particular."... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation ; but if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a...his, there would be no end to them : his erroneous assertion] would then fall upon himself; and he might be blamed for not having made experiments as... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation ; but if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a book as his, there would be no cud to them : his erroneous assertions would then fall upon himself; and he might be blamed for not... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...others, ht may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation ; but if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a...not having made experiments as to every particular." . Boswell related, that he had, several times, when in Italy, seen the experiment of placing a scorpion... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation. But if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a...fall upon himself; and he might be blamed for not havin gmade experiments as to every particular." The character of Mallet having been introduced, and... | |
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Nay, Sir, I would not have him prove it. If he is content to take his information from others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation. But if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a book as his,... 
