 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 pàgines
...gentleman, who. being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered ' Shakspeare ' being asked which he esteemed next best, replied ' Hogarth. ' His graphic representations are indeed bocks : they have the teeming, fruitful, suggestive meaning of -words. Other pictures we look at —... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1884 - 830 pàgines
...who being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered, — "Shakspere :" being asked which he esteemed next best, replied — "Hogarth."...entertained myself with comparing the Timon of Athens of Shakspere (which I have just mentioned) and Hogarth's Bale's Progress together. The story, the moral,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884 - 664 pàgines
...who. being asked which book lie esteemed most in his library, answered ° Shakspearc ' being asked which he esteemed next best, replied ' Hogarth. '...fruitful, suggestive meaning of words. Other pictures we Jci:k at — his prints we read. * * * * " The quantity of thought which Hogarth crowds into every... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1885 - 296 pàgines
...who being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered,— "Shakspere :" being asked which he esteemed next best, replied, — " Hogarth."...entertained myself with comparing the Timon of Athens of Shakspere (which I have just mentioned) and Hogarth's Rahe's Progress together. The story, the moral,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 416 pàgines
...who, being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered ' Shakspcare : ' being asked which he esteemed next best, replied ' Hogarth.' His...words. Other pictures we look at —his prints we read. . . . " The quantity of thought which Hogarth crowds into every picture would almost unvulgarise every... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 572 pàgines
...gentleman, who, being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered 'Shakespeare': being asked which he esteemed next best, replied 'Hogarth'. His...graphic representations are indeed books : they have teeming, fruitful, suggestive meaning of words. Other pictures we look at — his prints we read "The... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 876 pàgines
...which pervades the whole works of the being asked which he esteemed next best, replied ' Hogarth.' Hi« graphic representations are indeed books : they have the teeming, fruitful, suggestive meaning of uxtrds. Other pictures we look at — his prints we read " The quantity of thought which Hogarth crowds... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 914 pàgines
...him, and Jacky was a good boy and had plum-cake, which pervades the whole works of the being asked which he esteemed next best, replied ' Hogarth.' His...words. Other pictures we look at — his prints we read "The quantity of thought which Hogarth crowds into every picture would almost unvulgarize every subject... | |
 | 1888 - 742 pàgines
...being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered, — ' Shakespeare ' ; being asked which he esteemed next best, replied — 'Hogarth.'...meaning of words. Other pictures we look at, — his we read " (CHARLES LAMB : On the Genius and Character of Hogarth). " I HELIEVE that with the name of... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1888 - 442 pàgines
...his library, answered,—"Shakspere:" being asked which he esteemed next best, replied—"Hogarth." His graphic representations are indeed books : they...suggestive meaning of words. Other pictures we look at,—his prints we read. In pursuance of this parallel, I have sometimes entertained myself with comparing... | |
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I was pleased with the reply of a gentleman, who being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered, — "Shakspeare": being asked which he esteemed next best, replied — "Hogarth. 
