| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 páginas
...of mind, fuch a fwarm of thoughts, fo much of nature, and art, and life." I wondered to hear him fay of " Gulliver's Travels," " When once you have thought of big men and little men, it is very eafy to do all the reft." I endeavoured to make a ftand for Swift, and tried to roufe thofe who were... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 páginas
...of mind, fuch a fwarm of thoughts, fo much of nature, and art, and life." I wondered to hear him fay of " Gulliver's Travels," " When once you have thought of big men and fittle men, it is very eafy to do all the reft." I endeavoured to make a ftand for Swift, and tried... | |
| Samuel Whyte, Edward-Athenry Whyte - 1800 - 316 páginas
...life." I wondered « BofwtU'l Lift of Dr. Johnfon, vol. U. jp. ioi, 4, 5. I wondered to hear him fay of " Gulliver's Travels," " When once you have thought of big men and little men, it is very eafy to do the reft." I endeavoured to make a ftand for Swift, and tried to roufe thofe who were much... | |
| Samuel Whyte, Edward Athenry Whyte - 1801 - 336 páginas
...Life of Dr. Johnfon, vol. ii. pp. 303, 4, 5, I wondered to hear him fay of " Gulliver's Travel?," " When once you have thought of big men and little men, it is very eafy to do the reft." I endeavoured to make a ftand for Swift, and tried to roufe thofe who were much... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 páginas
...combiriario* therefore of those powers, when (as the " Apology" says,) " the authour was young, and life." I wondered to hear him say of ' Gulliver's Travels,' " When once you have thought of big men J^ *nd little men, it is very easy to do all the rest." I endeavoured to make a stand for Swift, and... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 páginas
...there isin it ench a vigour of mind, such a swarm of thoughts, so much of nature, and art, uud life." I wondered to hear him say • of Gulliver's Travels,'...endeavoured to make a stand for Swift, and tried to ronse those who were much more able to defend him ; but in vain. Johnson, at last, of his own accord,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 páginas
...it such a vigour of mind, such a swarm of thoughts, so much of nature, and art, and life." Boswell wondered to hear him say of Gulliver's Travels, "...and little men, it is very easy to do all the rest." He endeavoured to make a stand for Swift, and tried to rouse those who were much more able to defend... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 páginas
...it such a vigour of mind, such a swarm of thoughts, so much of nature, and art, and life." Boswell wondered to hear him say of Gulliver's Travels, "...have thought of big men and little men, it is very sasy to do all the rest." He endeavoured to make a stand for Swift, and tried to rouse those who were... | |
| 1821 - 372 páginas
...it such a vigour of mind, such a swarm of thoughts, so much of nature, and art, and life." Boswell wondered to hear him say of Gulliver's Travels, "...and little men, it is very easy to do all the rest." He endeavoured to make a stand for Swift, and tried to rouse those who were much more able to defend... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 472 páginas
...there is in it such a vigour of mind, such a swarm of thoughts, so much of nature, and art, and life." I wondered to hear him say of ' Gulliver's Travels,'...accord, allowed very great merit to the inventory of articlesfound in the pocket of " the Man Mountain," particularly the description of his watch, which... | |
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