 | James Boswell - 1887 - 512 pages
...whispered me, "Forsitan et nostrum nomen miscebitur isTis4."' 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 500 pages
...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 believe, have had a more extensive sale. It is remarkable, that it begins very... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 608 pages
...Amand. l. iii. v. 13. b In allusion to Dr. Johnson's supposed political principles, and perhaps his own. 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 pages
...whispered me, ' Forsitan et nostrum nomen m1scebitur 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 hashad the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...whispered me, 1 Forsitan et nostrum nomen miscebitur ISTIS."* f Johnson praised John Bunyan highly: St. Cecilia's Day," adapted to the ancient British...salt-box, the He repeated the following passage : had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1893 - 332 pages
...appeared in 1684. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1767. Tjr. Johnson says: " 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." Lord Macaulay... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 pages
...whispered me, 'Foratan et nostrum nomen miscebitur ISTIS."'* Johnson praised John Bunyan highly : " His 1 is undoubtedly admirable m had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...One of the spikes to which the heads of the present century. Were affixed remained to the beginning 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...whispered me, "Forsitan ct nostrum nomen miscebitur ISTIS 2.'" Johnson praised John Bunyan highly. ' ion of the Tenth Satire of Juvenal, written by me ; reserving to myself had the best evidence of its merit, the general and continued approbation of mankind. Few books, I... | |
 | William Hale White - 1904 - 270 pages
...intellect, and simple or complex ideas." 2 Boswell records that Dr. Johnson praised Bunyan highly. " His Pilgrim's Progress has great merit, both for invention, imagination, and the conduct of the story." 3 Talking about a tragedy somebody had brought him, he said to Mrs. Thrale, " I looked at nothing but... | |
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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,... 
