 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...easy to show that Johnson read many books right through, though, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he asked, 'was there ever yet anything written by mere man that...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress ?' Piozzi's Anec. p. 281. Nevertheless in Murphy's statement there is some truth. See what has been... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...easy to show that Johnson read many books right through, though, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he asked, 'was there ever yet anything written by mere man that...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' Piozzi 's Anec. p. 281. Nevertheless in Murphy's statement there is some truth. See what has been just... | |
 | 1810 - 566 pages
...possibly arrive at the last page, asks, " was there ever yet any thing written by mortal man, which was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress >" To this question, to which the doctor undoubtedly expected an answer in the negative, we may confidently*... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 pages
...books are there of which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its...Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress ?" After Homer's Iliad, Mr. Johnson confessed that the work of Cervantes was the greatest in the world, speaking... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 716 pages
...PUBLISHES HIS "SERIOUS REFLECTIONS." reader. In a conversation with Mrs. Thrale, he said, " Was there ever anything written by mere man, that was wished longer...excepting ' Don Quixote,' ' Robinson Crusoe,' and the ' Pilgrims' Progress ?' " Although the story of ' Robinson Crusoe' was completed in the two volumes... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1830 - 480 pages
...possibly arrive at the last page, asks, " was there ever yet any thing written by mortal man, which was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?" To this question, to which the doctor undoubtedly expected an answer in the negative, we may confidently... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 pages
...217are there of which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its...Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' After Homer's Iliad, Dr. Johnsuggestions, observes on this passage, that " Johnson's censure was undeserved.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 pages
...2I ?are there of which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its...Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' After Homer's Iliad, Dr. Johnsuggestions, observes on this passage, that " Johnson's censure was undeserved.... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1832 - 274 pages
...and 1 believe every boy in Europe might say the same." — A/flrmonttl. " Was there ever any thing written by mere man, that was wished longer by its...QUIXOTE, ROBINSON CRUSOE, and the PILGRIM'S PROGRESS?" — Johnson. " De Foe's style is every where beautiful, but plain and homely. ROBINSON CRUSOE is delightful... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 622 pages
...amusement of those of mature years. " Was there ever any thing written by mere man," says doctor Johnson, " that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?" "There is one book," says Rousseau, " which shall long form the whole library of Emile, and which shall... | |
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Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress? 
