 | James Boswell - 1901 - 502 σελίδες
...Carte's History?" JOHNSON. "Yes, Sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly.1 The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...of a perfect Judge, who devoted himself entirely to 1 Johnson certainly did, who had a mind stored with knowledge, and teeming with imagery : but the observation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1901 - 448 σελίδες
...his own mind, he writes very rapidly.1 The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading hi order to write ; a man will turn over half a library...office. JOHNSON : ' Hale, sir, attended to other things besides law : he left a great estate.' BOSWELL : 'That was because what he got accumulated without... | |
 | Whitwell Elwin - 1902 - 616 σελίδες
...to Boswell is decisive. " When a man," he said, " writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading...; a man will turn over half a library to make one book."1 If, however, he did not complete his compositions before he put them upon paper, he was gathering... | |
 | Cuyler Reynolds - 1902 - 504 σελίδες
...Hutbor—Wrtter—poet But to have the sweet babe of my brain served in pi! 53 LOWELL, Fable for Critics. A man will turn over half a library to make one book. BOSWELL, Life of Johnson. 1775. It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. DISRAEL1. All... | |
 | 1903 - 1186 σελίδες
...Vol. c. ciiap. vi. 1774. Attack is the reaction. I never think I have hit hard unless it rebounds. ms. A man will turn over half a library to make one book. Chap. riii. 1775. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. chap. «. Hell is paved with good intentions.1... | |
 | John N. Crawford - 1903 - 442 σελίδες
...inconsequential edition of an inconsequential writer with which he was not familiar. Dr. Johnson said " a man will turn over half a library to make one book." Mr. Crawford would turn over half a dozen libraries to find materials for one article. The willingness... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 σελίδες
...Carte's History ? ' JOHNSON. ' Yes, Sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly '. t, should h besides law : he left a great estate.' BOSWELL. ' That was, because what he got, accumulated without... | |
 | 1905 - 330 σελίδες
...— SAVILLE. A man who dares waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. — DARWIN. A man will turn over half a library to make one book. — JOHNSON. A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. — HOLMES. A noble life, crowned... | |
 | Edward Latham - 1906 - 338 σελίδες
...JOHNSON (1700-84) Preceded by " 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 ; a man " &c. ( Boswell, Life of Johnson, 1775, ed. 1824, vol ' ii, p. 322.) Amazing-, amazing glory ! I am... | |
 | Edward Latham - 1906 - 434 σελίδες
...(1722, p. 28) In this account the pun is stated to have been made by DAKIF.L PURCELL (c. 1660-1717.) A man will turn over half a library to make one book. DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-84) Preceded by " Yes, sir, when a man writes from his own mind, he writes... | |
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I made a calculation, that if I should write but a page a day, at the same rate, I should, in ten years, write nine volumes in folio, of an ordinary size and print. 
