 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 σελίδες
...on, he shewed (what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, nr iaword or two of advice • but it was wholly of his own writing.—...When it '•was done, neither of us thought it would succeed^.— We shewed it to Con'•greve . who, after reading it over, said, It would either take... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 σελίδες
...shewed' " what h,e wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or ** a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing....When it '- was done, neither of us thought it would succeed.— We shewed it to Con-_ " greve ; who, after reading it oycr, said, It would either take... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 428 σελίδες
...fliewed what " he wrote to both of us; and we now and 'ther} " then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; *' but it was wholly of his own writing....it *' over, faid, it would either take greatly, or he " damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft *' night of it, in great uncertainty of the... | |
 | samuel johnson, ll.d. - 1806 - 416 σελίδες
...then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice; " but it was wholly of his own 'writing.—When if "was done, neither of us thought it would fucceed....Congreve ; who, after reading it " over, faid, it "ivouW'^either take greatly, or be ft damned confoundedly.—We were all, at the firft " night of it,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 σελίδες
...on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 σελίδες
...on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice; but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 σελίδες
...wrote to both of us, and we how*and then " gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; " but " but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it " was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. " We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it " over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 σελίδες
...on, he shewed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing....— When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 σελίδες
...on, he shewed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing.— When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 444 σελίδες
...to both of us, and \ye now •' and then gave a cqrreption, or B £ G ' a word or two of acrvice'j but ' it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, nei' ther of us thought it would ' succeed. We showed it to Con' greve, who, after reading it ' over,... | |
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He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his... 
