 Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers. He has no second. He has distanced all...  The Dublin review - Página 2031847Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...yet appeared." Letters of Bos•well, p. 265. 1 Pope's Prologue to Addison's Cato, 1. 4. * ' . . . Boswell is the first of biographers. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly that it is not worth while to place them. Eclipse is first, and the rest nowhere.' Macaulay's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...yet appeared.' Letters of Bos•avell, p. 265. ' Pope's Prologue to Addison's Cato, l. 4. * • . . . Boswell is the first of biographers. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly that it is not worth while to place them. Eclipse is first, and the rest nowhere.' Macaulay's... | |
 | 1857 - 610 páginas
...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 them.... | |
 | 1831 - 652 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 place them.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 páginas
...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, —...biographers. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to place them: Eclipse is first, and the rest nowhere. We... | |
 | John Eddowes (bookseller.) - 1840 - 536 páginas
...HEKOIO POETS, — SUAKSPEARE is NOT MORE DECIDEDLY THE FIRST OF DRAMATISTS, — DEMOSTHENES IS 1>OT MORE DECIDEDLY THE FIRST OF ORATORS, THAN BOSWELL...BIOGRAPHERS. He has distanced all his competitors so decidedly, that it is not worth while to place them : Eclipse is first nnd all the rest nowhere.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 páginas
...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,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 páginas
...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 páginas
...assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decided' ly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is 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 them.... | |
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