| 1857 - 610 oldal
...great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is VOL. CV. NO. CCXIV. II not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly that it is not worth while to place... | |
| 1831 - 652 oldal
...assuredly a great — a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, — Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists,...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers, lie has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to... | |
| 1832 - 424 oldal
...Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, — Shakspeare- is not more decidedly the tirst of dramatists,— Demosthenes is not more decidedly...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 366 oldal
...is assuredly a great, a very great, work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, — Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists,...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to place them: Eclipse... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 oldal
...Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists,...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 oldal
...Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Horner is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists,...Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Bos well is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly,... | |
| John Eddowes (bookseller.) - 1840 - 536 oldal
...HEKOIO POETS, — SUAKSPEARE is NOT MORE DECIDEDLY THE FIRST OF DRAMATISTS, — DEMOSTHENES IS 1>OT MORE DECIDEDLY THE FIRST OF ORATORS, THAN BOSWELL is THE FIRST OF BIOGRAPHERS. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to place them : Eclipse... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 oldal
...Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of voi,. ii.—3 orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 oldal
...Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decided' ly the first of heroic poets, He has no second. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to... | |
| 1847 - 560 oldal
...assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspearc is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes...orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has distanced all his competitors," &c. Such, too, is the general opinion, maintained from its origin... | |
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