| 1821 - 372 σελίδες
...JOHNSON. "Yes, sir: when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly : the greatest parr of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to...man will turn over half a library to make one book." Boswell argned warmly agai nst the j udges' trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 472 σελίδες
...Carte's History ?" JOHNSON. " Yes, Sir; when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. 9 The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...office. JOHNSON. " Hale, Sir, attended to other things besides law; he left a great estate." BOSWELL. " That was because what he got, accumulated without... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 480 σελίδες
...Carte's History ? " JOHNSON. " Yes, Sir; when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. 9 The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...office. JOHNSON. " Hale, Sir, attended to other things besides law; he left a great estate." BOSWELL. " That was because what he got, accumulated without... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 486 σελίδες
...Carte's History?" JOHNSON. "Yes, sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly 6 . The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...order to write; a man will turn over half a library to'make one book." I argued warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - 474 σελίδες
...Carte's History?" JOHNSON : " Yes, Sir, when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly.* The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; « Johnson certainly did, who had a mind stored with knowledge, and teeming with imagery: but the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 σελίδες
...as Carte's History?"— J. " Yes, sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book." Mr. Boswell argued warmly against the judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 430 σελίδες
...Carte's History?" JOHNSON. "Yes, sir. . When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly". The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...office. JOHNSON. " Hale, sir, attended to other things besides law : he left a great estate." BOSWELL. " That was because what he got accumulated without... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 432 σελίδες
...Carte's History?" JOHNSON. "Yes, sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly x. The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...office. JOHNSON. " Hale, sir, attended to other things besides law : he left a great estate." Bos WELL. " That was because what he got accumulated without... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 σελίδες
...Restoration. — Buckingham. MDXXXV1I. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly: the greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book. — Johnson. MDXXXVIn. Nothing is so great an instance of ill manners as flattery. If you flatter all... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 390 σελίδες
...Restoration. — Buckingham. MDXXXVII. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly: the greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book. — Johnson. MDxxxvm. Nothing is so great an instance of ill manners as flattery. If you flatter all... | |
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