'C[oleridge] read Greville's A Treatie of Human Learning ... in March 1810 at Allan Bank.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Print: Book
'C[oleridge] read Greville's An Inquisition upon Fame and Honour... in March 1810 at Allan Bank.'
Century: Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Print: Book
'C[oleridge] read Greville's ... A Treatie of Warres ... in March 1810 at Allan Bank.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Print: Book
'C[oleridge] read Greville's ... Alaham in March 1810 at Allan Bank.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Print: Book
I believe your Ladiship will be diverted with an Octavo book on the Writings and Genius of Pope; tho' you will not approve of everything in it. A little Vol. intitled, "Christian Morals", by Sir Thomas Browne of Norwich, Author of "Religio Medici", with his Life and Explanatory Notes, by S. Johnson, Author of the Rablers, will, I believe, amuse you. There is a third Book written by Mr G[reville], a Man of Fashion, intitled, "Maxims, Characters" or some such Title. Among his Subjects, he takes to Task (to severe Task, some have thought) the Writings of your Humble Servt. Thus I wrote upon it to a Lady, who was unwilling I should see it, for fear it shd. vex me; a Fear several of my Friends had on the same Account; "I have read Mr G[reville's] Censure of the Writings of a [italics] certain Author [ end italics]. I sincerely think there may be Justice in the most unfavourable Part of it."'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Richardson Print: Book
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Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Print: Book
'Here was mighty good discourse, as there is alway; and among other things, my Lord
Crew did turn to a place in the "Life of Sir Ph. Sidny", wrote by Sir Fulke Grevill, which
doth fortell the present condition of this nation in relation to the Dutch, to the degree
of prophecy; and is so remarkable that I am resolved to buy one of them, it being
quite through a good discourse.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Lord Crew Print: Book
'We may apply to him [Johnson] a sentence in Mr. Greville's "Maxims, Characters, and Reflections"; a book which is entitled to much more praise than it has received: "ARISTARCHUS is charming: how full of knowledge, of sense, of sentiment. You get him with difficulty to your supper; and after having delighted every body and himself for a few hours, he is obliged to return home;--he is finishing his treatise, to prove that unhappiness is the portion of man".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: James Boswell Print: Book
'Greville draws Prose Characters incomparably well; that Man's book of Maxims &c. has not had credit enough in the World - Adrastus, Sicinius & Strabo are admirable in their kind; & shew a vast deal of thinking, besides perfect Knowledge of the gay World'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Hester Lynch Thrale Print: Book
[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 13 April 1756:]
'Have you seen the reflections, maxims, and characters moral and satirical? Amusing, I think, and not bad; writ by a fine man that no mortal suspected for an author; a Mr Greville [...] somebody said of it very well, that it is quite a French book written in English.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Catherine Talbot Print: Book
[Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 3 May 1756:]
'I had read an extract from that book which you say is writ by Mr Greville, and concluded it must be a translation from some French author, and I can scarcely forbear wishing my notion had been right. I believe there might be some good things in it, but, Genius of Britain, forbid that any such frippery kind of writing should grow into fashion amongst us!'
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Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Carter
