 | John Forster - 1871 - 544 pages
...Gold"smith's abridgement," he added, "is better than that of " Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venturo to say that if you " compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Потаи " History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art " of compiling, and... | |
 | John Morley - Authors, English - 1894 - 618 pages
...by the public. " Goldsmith's abridgment," Johnson declared, " is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say that if you...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. ' ' So thought the booksellers too ; and the success... | |
 | Mark Pattison - 1895 - 570 pages
...by the public. " Goldsmith's abridgment," Johnson declared, " is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say that if you...saying everything he has to say in a pleasing manner." So thought the booksellers too ; and the success of the Roman History only involved him in fresh projects... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1900 - 928 pages
...think is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Floras bj " " " he will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale." I cannot dismiss the present topic without observing,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if...Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1900 - 480 pages
...is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if...of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot.1 Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner.... | |
 | 1900 - 570 pages
...and by the public. " Goldsmith's abridgment," Johnson declared, "is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say that if you...compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the lioman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 468 pages
...is particularly fine, strike it out ! ' Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say. that, if...compare him with Vertot in the same places of the Koman History, you will find that he excels Vertot Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, Irish - 1903 - 482 pages
...under his own ornaments. " Goldsmith's abridgement," he added, " is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say that if you...places of the Roman History, you will find that he excells Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling and of saying everything he has to say in a pleasing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 330 pages
...is particularly fine, strike it out ! 'I Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Plorus or Eutropius; and I will venture to say, that if you...compare him with Vertot in the same places of the ' Eoman History,' you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying... | |
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Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling,... 
