 | William Keddie - 1854 - 400 pages
...work as romance, and try it by that standard : history it is not." 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: few books, I... | |
 | William Thomas Lowndes - 1858 - 338 pages
...2s. 6d. Dr. Johnson observed of Bunyan, 'His Pilgrim's Progress nas great merit, both for inventioo, imagination, and the conduct of the story: and it...Ivimey, was published 1809. 12mo. with a portrait, 4s. BUONAHICI, Castruceio. Commentaries of the late War in Italy, translated from Ihe Latin, with an Introduction,... | |
 | Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1859 - 396 pages
...books which every reader wishes had been longer;" andBoswELL 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." GRAINGER, one... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pages
...whispered me, ' Forsitan et nostrum nomen miicebitur ISTIS.' " 5 Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. " 8\ / had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pages
...Progress' has great merit, both frr 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. Pew books, I believe, have had a more extensive sale. It is remarkable, thit it begins very... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1862 - 886 pages
...every reader wishes had been longer.'1 'Johnson praised John Bunyan highly: his Pilyrim't J'royrrss nyan had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
 | William Thomas Lowndes - 1864 - 872 pages
...end of memoir to Offor's edition of the Pilgrim, 12mo. 1856, 2s. 6d. Dr. Johnson observed of Itunyan, 'His Pilgrim's Progress has great merit, both for...imagination, and the conduct of the story : and it has tho best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of the public.' A Life of Bunyan,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pages
...stones at birds. There may be relaxation, but there should be no levity. BUNYAN'S "PILGRIM'S PROGRESS." 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... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1871 - 550 pages
...summary of Evangelical Christianity ever produced by a writer not miraculously inspired. — Coleridge. 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... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 pages
...: " Why, sir, I would desire the bookseller to take it away." Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. " His 'Pilgrim's Progress' has great merit, both for...its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I believe, have had a more extensive sale. It is remarkable that it begins very... | |
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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,... 
