| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 σελίδες
...all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tirad of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." To obviate hie apprehension, that by settling in London I might de•ert the sent of my ancestors, I assured him... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 σελίδες
...might go off, and I might grow tired of it. Johnson. Why, Sir, you find no man at all intellectnal, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man...his apprehension, that by settling in London I might deeert the seat of my ancestors, I assured him that I had old fendal principles to a degree of enthnsiasm... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 σελίδες
...relished it in occasional visits might go off, and I might grow tired of it. JOHNSOX : " Why, bir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing...apprehension, that by settling in London I might desert the scat of my ancestors, I assured him that I had old feudal principles to a degree of enthusiasm ; and... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 592 σελίδες
...to reside in London, the exquisite zest with which I relished it in occasional visits might go off, and I might grow tired of it. JOHNSON. " Why, sir,...London I might desert the seat of my ancestors, I 1 [" James de Duglas was requested by King Robert Bruce in his last hours to repair with his heart... | |
| James Boswell - 1835 - 366 σελίδες
...to reside in London, the exquisite zest with which I relished it in occasional visits might go off, and I might grow tired of it. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir,...for there is in London all that life can afford." (1) James de Duglas was requested by King Robert Bruce in his last hours to repair with his heart to... | |
| Leonard Woods, Charles D. Pigeon - 1838 - 692 σελίδες
...in company, and it must be added, in the delights and luxuries of London. " When a man," said he, " is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford." This is not the language of one whom " Nature's works can charm ;" of one who drinks at that exhaustless... | |
| James Boswell - 1843 - 588 σελίδες
...to re side in London, the exquisite zest with which I relished it in occasional visits might go off, and I might grow tired of it. JOHNSON. " Why. sir,...of life; for there is in London all that life can aflord." To obviate his apprehension, that by settling in London I might desert the seat of my ancestors,... | |
| James Boswell - 1844 - 370 σελίδες
...to reside in London, the exquisite zest with which I relished it in occasional visits might go off, and I might grow tired of it. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir,...for there is in London all that life can afford.' ( 1 ) James de Duglas was requested by King Robert Bruce in his last hours to repair with his heart... | |
| 1909 - 844 σελίδες
..."Babies do not want to hear about babies." "The great end of comedy is to make an audience merry." "When a man is tired of London he is tired of life." "A cow is a very good nnlmal in a field, but we turn her out of a garden." "No man is a hypocrite in... | |
| James Thorne - 1847 - 480 σελίδες
...regretted that men of stronger intellect should still be found ready to give currency and credit to of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford."* But while we can thus see pretty plainly how natural it was for Cowley to write gloomily under the... | |
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