 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 頁
...through, though, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he asked, 'was there ever yet anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' Piozzi 's Anec. p. 281. Nevertheless in Murphy's statement there is some truth. See what has been just... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 頁
...through, though, according to Mrs. Piozzi, he asked, 'was there ever yet anything written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress ?' Piozzi's Anec. p. 281. Nevertheless in Murphy's statement there is some truth. See what has been... | |
 | 1810 - 566 頁
...possibly arrive at the last page, asks, " was there ever yet any thing written by mortal man, which was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress >" To this question, to which the doctor undoubtedly expected an answer in the negative, we may confidently*... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 頁
...which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress ?" After Homer's Iliad, Mr. Johnson confessed that the work of Cervantes was the greatest in the world,... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1830 - 480 頁
...possibly arrive at the last page, asks, " was there ever yet any thing written by mortal man, which was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?" To this question, to which the doctor undoubtedly expected an answer in the negative, we may confidently... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 718 頁
...reader. In a conversation with Mrs. Thrale, he said, " Was there ever anything written by mere man, that was wished longer by its readers, excepting ' Don Quixote,' ' Robinson Crusoe,' and the 'Pilgrims' Progress?'" Although the story of ' Robinson Crusoe' was completed in the two volumes already... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 頁
...which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' After Homer's Iliad, Dr. Johnsuggestions, observes on this passage, that " Johnson's censure was undeserved.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 頁
...which one ever can possibly arrive at the last page ! Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?' After Homer's Iliad, Dr. Johnsuggestions, observes on this passage, that " Johnson's censure was undeserved.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1832 - 622 頁
...amusement of those of mature years. " Was there ever any thing written by mere man," says doctor Johnson, " that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don...rank to the last: it is not Aristotle, nor Pliny, nor liiiliim : it is Robinson Crusoe." Its fine sentiments, its pure morality, its practical good sense,... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1832 - 274 頁
...boy in Europe might say the same." — A/flrmonttl. " Was there ever any thing written by mere man, that was wished longer by its readers, excepting DON...QUIXOTE, ROBINSON CRUSOE, and the PILGRIM'S PROGRESS?" — Johnson. " De Foe's style is every where beautiful, but plain and homely. ROBINSON CRUSOE is delightful... | |
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Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress? 
