..." and upon my expressing my astonishment at so strange an assertion, he said, " What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal."...known who Fielding was, he should have believed he a baron by the title of Lord Erskine, soon after which time my acquaintance with him began. He died...

...blockhead;" and upon my expressing my astonishment at so strange an assertion, he said, " What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal."...ostler. Sir, there is more knowledge of the heart «s one letter of Richardson's, than in all ' Tom Jones. 2 ' I, indeed, never read 'Joseph Andrews.'"...

...arguments in favour of thieves and outcasts.* Admiration, nevertheless, gathered slowly and JOHSSOH. " Why, sir, it is of very low life. Richardson used...Fielding was, he should have believed he was an ostler." (So much the worse, I would ask leave to say, for Richardson.) " Sir, there is more " knowledge of...

...assertion, he said, ' ' What " I mean by his bcing a blockhead is, that he was a barren nuscal." BoSWKLI,. " Will you not allow, sir, that he draws very natural pictures of human lifs :." " performance." It would seem that none of the club 1766. indeed, excepting Burke, cared much...

...;' and upon my expressing my astonishment at so strange an assertion, he said, ' What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal.'...sir, that he draws very natural pictures of human life?3 — JOHNSON. 'Why, sir, it is of very low life. Richardson used to say that had he not known...

...Johnson. — " He is a blockhead." (Boswell expresses astonishment.) Johnson. — " What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal."...Richardson used to say, that had he not known who Melding was, he should have believed he was an ostler. Sir, there is more knowledge of the heart in...

...Johnson. — " He is a blockhead." (Boswell expresses astonishment.) Johnson. — " What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal."..." Johnson. — " Why, sir, it is of very low life. Bichardson used to say, that had he not known who Fielding was, he should have believed he was an ostler....

...assertion, he said, "What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal." BOSWEIX. " Will you not allow, Sir, that he draws very natural...of very low life. Richardson used to say, that had be not known who Fielding was, he should have believed he was an ostler. Sir, there is more knowledge...

...Fielding's characters were characters of manners, whilst Richardson's were characters of nature.} " Richardson used to say, that had he not known who...there is more knowledge of the heart in one letter of Bichardson's than in all ' Tom Jones.' I, indeed, aever read ' Joseph Andrews." " This dispraise of...

...transgression.— B03WELL. 2 In 1S06 he became Lord Chancellor of England. said, 'What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal....there is more knowledge of the heart in one letter of Rirhardson's than in all Tom Jones.1 I, indced, never read Joseph Andrews.' EESEINE : ' Surely, sir,...