 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...whispered me,— I'orsilan et nostram noraen miacebitur ¡nls.'t "Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. 'Hb "Pilgrim's Progress" has great merit, both for invention,...imagination, and the conduct of the story ; and it has had the best evidence of its merits, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
 | 1844 - 752 pages
...discussiont Dr. Johnson's opinion, in Boswell's Life, is entitled to be mentioned. " His (Banyan's.) Pilgrim's Progress has great merit both for invention,...imagination, and the conduct of the story, and it has had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind ; few books, I... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...whispered me,— I nni tan ei nostrum nomen mbevbitur istis.f "Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. 'His "Pilgrim's Progress" has great merit, both for...imagination, and the conduct of the story ; and it has had the best evidence of its merits, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few looks, I... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1845 - 846 pages
...that it had great merit, both for invention, imagination, and the conduct of the storv ; and it had the best evidence of its merit — the general and continued approbation of manbind. Few books," he said, " had had a more extensive sale; and that it was remarkable that it began... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
.../Whispered me, ' Forsitan et nostrum nomen nilscebilur ISTIS V " Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. " His ' Pilgrim's Progress ' has great merit, both for...invention, imagination, and the conduct of the story; anil it has had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pages
...whispered me,— I orritan el nostrum nomen mlsctbllur tetb.t "Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. gtory ; and it has had the best evidence of its merits, the general and continued approbation of mankind.... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 562 pages
...points of the usual controversies will be full and satisfactory." Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. " His ' Pilgrim's Progress' has great merit, both for...invention, imagination, and the conduct of the story. Few books, I believe, have had a more extensive sale." He observes, that it is remarkable, that it... | |
 | John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - 1851 - 504 pages
...which every reader wishes had been longer ;" and BOSWELL says, "Johnson praised John Bunyan highly: his Pilgrim's Progress has great merit, both for invention,...imagination, and the conduct of the story ; and it has had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind." GBAINGEB, one... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 326 pages
...whispered me, , ' Forsitan et nostrum nomen miscebitur ISTIS.' " 3 Johnson praised John Bunyan highly : " His ' Pilgrim's Progress' has great merit, both for...imagination, and the conduct of the story ; and it has had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
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has great merit, both for invention, imagination, and the conduct of the story ; and it has had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I believe, have had a more extensive sale. It is remarkable,... 
