That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Dr. Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through, made an exception in... A Treasury of Table Talk - Página 32de Treasury - 1868 - 128 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1831 - 652 páginas
...would have held out to the end. It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 páginas
...sectary extracted praise like this from the most pedantic of critics, and the most bigoted of Tories. In the wildest parts of Scotland the Pilgrim's Progress...every nursery the Pilgrim's Progress is a greater favorite than Jack the Giant-Killer. Every reader knows the straight and narrow path, as well as he... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 páginas
...would have held out to the end. It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 390 páginas
...sectary extracted praise like this from the most pedantic of critics, and the most bigoted of Tories. In the wildest parts of Scotland' the Pilgrim's Progress...Pilgrim's Progress is a greater favourite than Jack the Giant-Killer. Every reader knows the straight and narrow path, as well as he knows a road in which... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 páginas
...sectary extracted praise like this from the most pedantic of critics, and the most bigoted of tories. In the wildest parts of Scotland the " Pilgrim's Progress"...every nursery the " Pilgrim's Progress " is a greater favorite than " Jack the Giant-Killer." Every reader knows the strait and narrow path, as well as he... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 páginas
...hands their cause was safe. LESSON CXLIX. Pilgrim's Progress. MACAULAY. THAT wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Dr. Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through, made... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 páginas
...would have held out to the end. It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it aour, collections of fragments ; and, though there...may be no empty spaces marked by asterisks, it is st Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 614 páginas
...have held out to the end. It is not so with the 'Pilgrim's Progress.' That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it. Doctor Johnson, all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
| Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 120 páginas
...analyzing and parsing, is to learn how good writers employ language. 1. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...is loved by those who are too simple to admire it Doctor Johnson,2 all whose studies were desultory, and who hated, as he said, to read books through,... | |
| 1859 - 606 páginas
...whole of the " Fairy Queen." It is not so with the Pilgrim's Progress. That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics,...wildest parts of Scotland, the Pilgrim's Progress is a greater favourite than Jack the Giant Killer. Every reader Tmows the straight and narrow path, as... | |
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