 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 416 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils, l Read over your compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1862 - 100 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college...Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Floras or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college...of his pupils, ' Read over your compositions, and whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out ' ' Goldsmith's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 str.
...Robertson'» cumbrouj detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's phÙR narrative will pleau: again and ¿i^oin. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college...meet with a passage which you think is particularly tine, strike it out." Goldsmith's abridgment is better than that of Lucius Florus or KuUopius ; and... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 str.
...Eobertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college...: " Read over your compositions, and wherever you mcet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out." Goldsmith's abridgment is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a College said to one of his pupils: ' Read over your composition, and wherever you meet with a passant which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.'... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1880 - 182 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a secone time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils, "Read over your composition, and, wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college...of his pupils, ' Read over your compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out !' Goldsmith's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 966 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narratire will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old . tutor of a...of his pupils, ' Read over your compositions, and, whenever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out !' Goldsmith's... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 str.
...Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time, but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again. I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils, "Read over your composition, and, wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, slrike it... | |
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... be buried under his own ornaments. Goldsmith tells you shortly all you want to know ; Robertson detains you a great deal too long. No man will read Robertson's cumbrous detail a second time ; but Goldsmith's plain narrative will please again and again.... 
