 | Washington Irving - 1870 - 644 pàgines
...conversation with Boswell, to the great astonishment of the; latter. " Whether we take Goldsmith," said he, " as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Boswell. — " An historia*! My dear sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 806 pàgines
...and can write well upon ' it ; but when he comes into company, 'grows confused, and unable to talk. ' Take him as a poet , his Traveller is a ' very fine...ay , and so is 'his Deserted Village, were it not some' times too much the echo of his Tra'•veller. Whether, indeed, we take him ' as a poet , as a... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 pàgines
...grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poct, his Traveller is a very fine performance ; aye, and so is his .Deserted Village, were it not sometimes too much the echo of his Traveller. Whether, indced, we take him as a poct, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first elass.... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 480 pàgines
...study, and can write well upon it; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller' is a very fine...writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class."—BOSWELL : " An historian ? My dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pàgines
...study, and can write well upon it; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his 'Traveller' is a very fine...writer, or as an historian, he stands in the first class."—BOSWELL : " An historian ? My dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 pàgines
...study, and can write well upon it ; but when he comes into company, grows confused, and unable to talk. Take him as a poet, his ' Traveller' is a very fine performance ; aye, and so is his ' Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the echo of his ' Traveller.'... | |
 | 1880 - 556 pàgines
...and versatility of that genius which he had been amongst the first to recognize and encourage. ' ' Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian," he announced to an assemblage of distinguished persons met together at dinner at Mr. Beauclerc's " Tie... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 pàgines
...conversation with Boswell, to the great astonishment of the latter. " Whether we take Goldsmith," said he, " as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian,...class." Boswell. — " An historian ! My dear sir, yot surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of... | |
 | 1883 - 492 pàgines
...(See " Brief Narrative of Facts," 1875, by George Miiller). ART. Ill—OLIVER GOLDSMITH.' " YITHETHER, indeed, we take him as a poet, as a comic \ } writer,...or as an historian, he stands in the first class." Such was Johnson's verdict on the power and versatility of Oliver Goldsmith, whose genius he had been... | |
 | William Meynell Whittemore - 1883 - 866 pàgines
...abilities. Whatever he composed, he did it better that any other man could ; and whether we consider him as a poet, as a comic writer, or as an historian, he was one of the first writers of his time, and will ever stand in the foremost clase." These great spirits... | |
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Whether, indeed, we take him as a poet, — as a comic writer, — or as an historian, he stands in the first class. 
