| William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 724 páginas
...heroine of this novel, and said Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances, but that vile broken nose, never cured, ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, of which, being published betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night." " H. Fielding," wrote Lady... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 534 páginas
...goodness in any transaction one might be engaged in •with Samuel Johnson. His attention to veracity was without equal or example : and when I mentioned...never cured, ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night." Mr. Johnson's... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 páginas
...pleased with the character of the heroine of this novel. "His attention to veracity," says Mrs. Piozzi, "was without equal or example ; and when I mentioned...never cured, ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed OT [published] betimss one morning, a new edition was called for before night."... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1884 - 538 páginas
...goodness in any transaction one might be engaged in with Samuel Johnson. His attention to veracity was without equal or example: and when I mentioned...never cured, ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night." Mr. Johnson's... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 468 páginas
...goodness in any transaction one might be engaged in with Samuel Johnson. His attention to veracity was without equal or example : and when I mentioned...observe there is always something which she prefers to truth.1 Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances (he said) ; but that vile... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 490 páginas
...goodness in any transaction one might be engaged in with Samuel Johnson. His attention to veracity was without equal or example : and when I mentioned...you may observe there is always something which she prejflsjo truth.1 Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances (he said) ; but... | |
| James Boswell - 1885 - 436 páginas
...pleased with the character of the heroine of this novel. " His attention to veracity (says Mrs. Piozzi) was without equal or example ; " and when I mentioned...never cured, ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed off [published] betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night."... | |
| James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 490 páginas
...admirable writer, to whom we have seen that Dr. Johnson directly allowed so little merit. BOSWELL. 'Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of...he said ; ' but that vile broken nose never cured [Amelia, bk. ii. ch. i] ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 492 páginas
...admirable writer, to whom we have seen that Dr. Johnson directly allowed so little merit. BOSWELL. 'Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of...he said ; ' but that vile broken nose never cured [Amelia, bk. ii. ch. 1] ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 464 páginas
...novel. " His attention to veracity," says Mrs. Piozzi, " was without equal or example ;" and when 1 mentioned Clarissa as a perfect character, "On the...perhaps the only book, of which, being printed off (published f) betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before uigLt."— Anecdotes, p. tiiij.... | |
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