Cato, he brought it to me ; desired to have my sincere opinion of it, and left it with me for three or four days. I gave him my opinion sincerely, which was, " that I thought he had better not act it, and that he would get reputation enough, by only printing... Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and Men - 第 146 頁Joseph Spence 著 - 1820 - 302 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 694 頁
...purpose he left it with him for three or four days. The answer of Pope was, " that he thought Addison had better not act it, and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it." Pope's reasons, as stated by himself to Mr. Spence,f were * Coxe's Mem. of the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 頁
...purpose he left it with him for three or four days. The answer of Pope was, " that he thought Addison had better not act it, and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it." Pope's reasons, as stated by himself to Mr. Spence,f were * Coxe's Mem. of the... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1842 - 456 頁
...author brought it to Pope, as just finished, many years after, that poet gave it as his opinion that he had better not act it, and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it, thinking the lines well written, but the piece not theatrical enough (Spence,... | |
| 1846 - 386 頁
...author brought it to Pope, as just finished, many years after, that poet gave it as his opinion that he had better not act it, and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it, thinking the lines well written, but the piece not theatrical enough (Spence,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 546 頁
...purpose he left it with him for three or four days. The answer of Pope was, " that he thought Addison had better not act it, and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it." Pope's reasons, as stated by himself to Mr. Spence \ were, that " he thought... | |
| Joseph SPENCE - 1858 - 488 頁
...finished in 1 718. — P. When Mr. Addison had finished his Cato, he brought it to me ; desired to have my sincere opinion of it, and left it with me for...not act it, and that he would get reputation enough, by only printing it." This I said, as thinking the lines well written, but the piece not theatrical... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1858 - 442 頁
...finished in 1718.—P. When Mr. Addison had finished his Cato, he brought it to me; desired to have my sincere opinion of it, and left it with me for...sincerely, which was, " that I thought he had better not net it, and that he would get reputation enough, by only printing it." This 1 said, as thinking the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1889 - 574 頁
..."When Mr. Addison had finished his ' Cato,' he brought it to me, desired to have my sincere opinion on it, and left it with me for three or four days. I...not act it, and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it.' This I said as thinking the lines well written, but the piece not theatrical... | |
| William John Courthope - 1884 - 202 頁
...Addison," says Pope, as reported by Spence, "had finished his Cato he brought it to me, desired to have my sincere opinion of it, and left it with me for three or four days. I gave him my opinion of it sincerely, which was, ' that I thought he had better not act it, and that he would get reputation... | |
| Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy - 1886 - 340 頁
...him I thought he had better not act it,' says he, " and that he would get reputation enough by only printing it. This I said as thinking the lines well written, but the piece not theatrical enough." The four acts of Cato were therefore allowed to rest in peace until the first months of the year 1713.... | |
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