 | John Pinkerton - 1830 - Страниц: 500
...deem it worthy your perusal ; and I fear that your lyncean eye * Author of the Antiquities of Ireland, &c. &c. might discern some Celtic nonsense in it....answered his letter. THE HON. HORACE WALPOLE TO MR. P1NKERTON. Berkely Square, Feb. llth, 1788. I wrote a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, soliciting his interest... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1848 - Страниц: 906
...merit ; for, in good truth, I do not deem it worthy your perusal ; and I fear that your lyncean eye might discern some Celtic nonsense in it. However,...ashamed to say I have not yet answered his letter." Dr. THOMAS CAMPBELL to the Bishop of DROMORE. " MY LORD, No. 28, Dacre-street, Feb. 20, 1788. " I received... | |
 | 1859 - Страниц: 586
...namesake met him at Mr. Combe's. ' advice, he gave me also his very valuable collection of manu' scripts relative to Ireland, no less than four folio volumes,...which I have already considerably availed myself.'* We heartily wish that behind any press in New South Wales, in the county of Tyrone, or any other corner... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - Страниц: 634
...Ireland He advised me to be as brief as possible upon everything antecedent to Henry II and not content with giving me good advice, he gave me also his very...which I have already considerably availed myself." Of the extensive work which he meditated, he wished the " Strictures " to be regarded merely as a fragment.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - Страниц: 634
...Ireland He advised me to be as brief as possible upon everything antecedent to Henry II and not content with giving me good advice, he gave me also his very...which I have already considerably availed myself." Of the extensive work which he meditated, he wished the " Strictures " to be regarded merely as a fragment.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - Страниц: 454
...Ireland He advised me to be as brief as possible upon everything antecedent to Henry II and not content with giving me good advice, he gave me also his very...which I have already considerably availed myself." Of the extensive work which he meditated, he wished the " Strictures " to be regarded merely as a fragment.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - Страниц: 504
...Ireland He advised me to be as brief as possible upon everything antecedent to Henry II and not content with giving me good advice, he gave me also his very valuable collection of manuscript* relative to Ireland, no less than four folio volumes, of which I have already considerably... | |
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M'Pherson and Pinkerton may be introduced. " You must know the origin of this matter :— on my leaving London I went to Beaconsfield,* where the hospitable owner entered very cordially into my plan, which I partly communicated to you, of writing the... 