 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 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,... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1825 - 374 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,... | |
 | 1826 - 384 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,... | |
 | John Gay - 1826 - 376 σελίδες
...on, he shewed what he wrote to both of us, and we mm. 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 - 1826 - 446 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, afier reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
 | 1826 - 334 σελίδες
...As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, we neither of us thought it would succeed. * She was the original. We showed it to Congreve, who, after... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 670 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 " showed it to Congreve ; who said, it would either " take greatly, or be damned confoundedly... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 556 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,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 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 - 1837 - 752 σελίδες
...Htghneuw. _R. of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it wag of a tender frame are easily distorted, his deformity was probably in part the succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,... | |
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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... 
