 Strafford; and after the first ebullitions of their fury were over, what was still more mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr. Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. I scarcely, indeed, heard of one...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Strana 4971869Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | James Boswell - 1786 - Počet stránok 552
...Ib. p. 5. The first volume of his History of England certainly met with numerous assailants ; but ' after the first ebullitions of their fury were over,...seemed to sink into oblivion. Mr. Millar told me,' he continues, ' that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. ... I was, I confess, discouraged,... | |
 | 1805 - Počet stránok 608
...man who had presumed to shed a generous tear for the fate of Charles I. and the Earl of Strafford ; and after the first ebullitions of their fury were...considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I must only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone,... | |
 | John Stark - 1805 - Počet stránok 488
...presumed to shed a generous tear for the fate of Charles I. and the earl of Strafford ; ^nd, after the ebullitions of their fury were over, what was still...mortifying, the book seemed to sink into oblivion. Some time afterwards, he published at London his u Natural History of Religion." " Its public entry,"... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - Počet stránok 430
...had presumed to shed the generous tear for the fate of Charles the First, and the Earl of Strafford ; and, after the first ebullitions of their fury were...twelvemonth he sold only .forty-five copies of it. 1 scarcely, indeed, heard 230 OF THE MOTIVES of one man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank... | |
 | 1808 - Počet stránok 1142
...tear for the fate ' of Charles I. and the Earl of ' Stratford ; and after the first ' ebulUtionsof their fury were over, ' what was still more mortifying, ' the book seemed to sink into ob' livion." " Jansenism and the Bull Unigenitus did not exciten greater flame, than the awful description,... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - Počet stránok 540
...man who had presumed to shed a generous tear for the fate of Charles I. and the earl of Strafford; and after the first ebullitions of their fury were...considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I must only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1813 - Počet stránok 478
...fury were over, what was still more mortifying, the hook seemed to sink into ohlivinn. Mr. IMillar told me, that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five...scarcely, indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, considerahle for rank or letters, that could endure the. hook. I must only except the primate of England,... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - Počet stránok 432
...generous tear for the fate of Charles I. and the earl of Strafford ; and after the first ebullition! of their fury were over, what was still more mortifying,...considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book. I must only except the primate of England, Dr. Herring, and the primate of Ireland, Dr. Stone,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1819 - Počet stránok 410
...Charles the First, and the Earl of Straffr.rd; and after the first ebullltions of their fury were orer, what was still more mortifying. the book seemed to...me, that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five eopies of it. I seareely, indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, eonsiderable for rank or... | |
 | 1821 - Počet stránok 676
...was suited to every capacity, I expected proportional applause. But miserable was my disappointment. Mr Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only fortyfive copies of it." This was the reception of the best volume of the best history of modern times, and at the time when... | |
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