| James Boswell - 1884 - 634 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without reading the books through ; but lay hold of a topic, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to... | |
| David Hannay - 1887 - 182 páginas
...indolent irresponsible reviewing implied in Johnson's criticism on the rival of The Critical — " The Monthly reviewers are duller men, and are glad to read the book through." During Smollett's rule at least The Critical Review was not dull, and if it did not... | |
| David Hannay - 1887 - 190 páginas
...the reviewer even if one wished to do so. " The Critical reviewers I believe," said Doctor Johnson, " often review without reading the books through ; but lay hold of a topic and write chiefly from their own minds." The practice is one which, if all tales be true, has... | |
| James Boswell - 1888 - 544 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution, both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without...He talked of Lord Lyttelton's extreme anxiety as an aut hour ; observing, that " he was thirty years in preparing his History, and that he employed a man... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 464 páginas
...Critical Reviewers, 1 believe, often review without reading the books through ; but lay hold of a topic, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly...He talked of Lord Lyttelton's extreme anxiety as an author ; observing, that " he was thirty years in preparing his history, and that he employed a man... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 578 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without reading the books through; but lay hold of a topic, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to... | |
| James Boswell - 1890 - 568 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution, both in church and state. es used to tak-i him topic, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 546 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution, both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without...History, and that he employed a man to point it for him,1 as if (laughing) another man could point his sense better than himself." Mr. Murphy said, he... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 928 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution, both in church and state. the "Rambler" shows a mind teeming with classical...allusion and poetical imagery : illustrations from topic, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to... | |
| John Louis Haney - 1904 - 306 páginas
...establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without...duller men and are glad to read the books through." Goldsmith's successor on the Monthly staff was the notorious libeller and " superlative scoundrel,"... | |
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