 It having been mentioned, I know not with what truth, that a certain female political writer, whose doctrines he disliked, had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge: — JOHNSON. " She is better employed...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Σελίδα 42των James Boswell - 1820Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1879 - 348 σελίδες
...disliked, had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge: Johnson: " She is better employed at her toilet than...reddening her own cheeks than blackening other people's characters."—Boswell. A dull country magistrate gave Johnson a long, tedious account of his exercising... | |
 | Charles Wilkins - 1885 - 720 σελίδες
...her toilette, and even putting on rouge, Johnson averred : " She is better employed at her toilette, than using her pen. It is better she should be reddening her own cheeks, than other people's characters." The Earl of Denbigh has lent to the exhibition an interesting half-length... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 634 σελίδες
...disliked, had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge :—JOHNSON. " She is better employed at her toilet,...admired Epilogue to ' The Distressed Mother,' which came out in Budgell's name, was in reality written by Addison." " The mode of government by one may... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 σελίδες
...had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge.— JOHNSON. "She is better employed at her toilet than...cheeks than blackening other people's characters." Johnson arraigned the modern politics of this country as entirely devoid of all principle of whatever... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 376 σελίδες
...reddened her cheeks by paints and cordials ; but surely, as JOHNSON himself would say, it was better that she should be "reddening her own cheeks than blackening other people's characters." Not only was she vain and conceited, but, according to Garrick, positively ugly ; yet JOHNSON loved... | |
 | Charles Wilkins - 1885 - 610 σελίδες
...her toilette, and even putting on rouge, Johnson averred : " She is better employed at her toilette, than using her pen. It is better she should be reddening her own cheeks, than other people's characters." The Earl of Denbigh has lent to the exhibition an interesting half-length... | |
 | James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 490 σελίδες
...had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge : — JOHNSON. ' She is better employed at her toilet, than...much admired Epilogue to The Distressed Mother, which came out in Budgell's name, was in reality written by Addison3.' ' The mode of government by one may... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 492 σελίδες
...had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge : — JOHNSON. ' She is better employed at her toilet, than...blackening other people's characters.' He told us that ' Addieon wrote Budgell's papers in the Spectator, at least mended them so much, that he made them... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 544 σελίδες
...had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge ; — JOHNSON. " She is better employed at her toilet than...least mended them so much, that he made them almost all his own ; and that Draper, Tonson's partner, assured Mrs. Johnson, that the much admired Epilogue... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 578 σελίδες
....-d -od i the -arned e, both 8. On nnd his suit of measured He told us that " Addison wrote BudgelTs papers in ' The Spectator,' at least mended them so...admired Epilogue to ' The Distressed Mother,' which came out in Budgell's name, was in reality written by Addison." " The mode of government by one may... | |
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