 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...instance. It was highly gratifying to me that my friend, Sir Joshua 1 'Burke affirmed that Boswell's Life was a greater monument to Johnson's fame than all his writings put together.' Life of Mackintosh, i. 92. ' It is a pamphlet of forty-two pages, under the title of The Principal... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...It was highly gratifying to me that my friend, Sir Joshua 1 • Burke affirmed that Boswell's Life was a greater monument to Johnson's fame than all his writings put together.' Life of Mackintosh, \. 92. ' It is a pamphlet of forty-two pages, under the title of The Principal... | |
 | 1857 - 610 pages
...highly of Johnson's prompt and vigorous powers in ' conversation, and, on this ground, of Boswell's Life of him. ' Burke, he said, agreed with him, and...Johnson's fame than all his writings ' put together.' Allowing for its influence in attracting attention to his writings, the ' Life ' may certainly be described... | |
 | 1810 - 570 pages
...of Johnson's Johnson's prompt, and vigorous powers in conversation, and on this ground, of Boswell's Life of him : Burke, he said, agreed with him ; and...governments ; because it is impossible at once to act and to control, and consequently the sovereign power, in such a constitution, must be left without any check... | |
 | Thomas Green - 1810 - 262 pages
...highly of Johnson's prompt and vigorous powfers in conversation, and, on this ground, of Boswell's Life of him: Burke, he said, 'agreed with him ; and...put together. — Condemned democracy as the most monstftmsbf all governments; because it is -impossible at once to act and to control, and [1799-] consequently... | |
 | Thomas Green - 1810 - 262 pages
...Spoke highly of Johnson's prompt and vigorous powers in conversation, and, on this ground, of Boswell's Life of him : Burke, he said, agreed with him ; and...affirmed, that this Work was a greater monument to Johnson'sfame, than all his writings put together. — Condemned democracy as the most monstrous of... | |
 | 1812 - 702 pages
...vigoro is powers in convcrfariun, aiui, on this ground, ot Bofwcll's life of him: Burke, lie faid, agreed with him ; and affirmed, that this work was a greater monument to Johnfon's fame, than ,ill his writings put together. Condemned democracy as the molk monftrous of all... | |
 | Edmund Henry Barker - 1828 - 588 pages
...Spoke highly of Johnson's prompt and vigorous powers in Conversation, and, on this ground, of Boswell's Life of him: Burke, he said, agreed with him: and...governments, because it is impossible at once to act and to control, and consequently the sovereign power, in such a constitution, must be left without any check... | |
 | 1835 - 742 pages
...higbly of Johnson's prompt und vigorous powers in conversation ; and, on this ground, of Boswell's ' Life' of him. Burke, he said, agreed with him, and...governments, because it is impossible at once to act and to control, und, consequently, the sovereign power, in such a constitution, must he left without any check... | |
 | sir James Mackintosh - 1835 - 552 pages
...highly of Johnson's prompt and vigorous powers in conversation ; and, on this ground, of Boswell's ' Life' of him. Burke, he said, agreed with him, and...governments, because it is impossible at once to act and to control, and, consequently, the sovereign power, in such a constitution, must be left without any check... | |
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Spoke highly of Johnson's prompt and vigorous powers in Conversation, and, on this ground, of Boswell's Life of him: Burke, he said, agreed with him: and affirmed, that this work was a greater monument to Johnson's fame; than all his writings put together. 
