| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...through, though, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he asked, 'was there ever yet anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' Piozzi 's Anec. p. 281. Nevertheless in Murphy's statement there is some truth. See what has been just... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...through, though, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he asked, 'was there ever yet anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress ?' Piozzi's Anec. p. 281. Nevertheless in Murphy's statement there is some truth. See what has been... | |
| 1810 - 566 pages
...possibly arrive at the last page, asks, " was there ever yet any thing written by mortal man, which was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress >" To this question, to which the doctor undoubtedly expected an answer in the negative, we may confidently*... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 pages
...which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress ?" After Homer's Iliad, Mr. Johnson confessed that the work of Cervantes was the greatest in the world,... | |
| Mathew Carey - 1830 - 480 pages
...possibly arrive at the last page, asks, " was there ever yet any thing written by mortal man, which was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?" To this question, to which the doctor undoubtedly expected an answer in the negative, we may confidently... | |
| Walter Wilson - 1830 - 718 pages
...reader. In a conversation with Mrs. Thrale, he said, " Was there ever anything written by mere man, that was wished longer by its readers, excepting ' Don Quixote,' ' Robinson Crusoe,' and the 'Pilgrims' Progress?'" Although the story of ' Robinson Crusoe' was completed in the two volumes already... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pages
...which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' After Homer's Iliad, Dr. Johnsuggestions, observes on this passage, that " Johnson's censure was undeserved.... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' After Homer's Iliad, Dr. Johnsuggestions, observes on this passage, that " Johnson's censure was undeserved.... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 628 pages
...amusement of those of mature years. " Waathere ever any thing written by mere man," says doctor Johnson, " that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don..."There is one book," says Rousseau, " which shall longform the whole library of Emile, and which shall preserve a high rank to the lust : it is not Aristotle,... | |
| Frederick Marryat - 1832 - 274 pages
...boy in Europe might say the same." — A/flrmonttl. " Was there ever any thing written by mere man, that was wished longer by its readers, excepting DON...QUIXOTE, ROBINSON CRUSOE, and the PILGRIM'S PROGRESS?" — Johnson. " De Foe's style is every where beautiful, but plain and homely. ROBINSON CRUSOE is delightful... | |
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