 | Mary Francis Cusack - 1873 - 724 σελίδες
...is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street, and conversed with him for not five minutes, he'd talk to you in such a manner, that, when you parted, you would say that is an extraordinary man.4 Some essays in imitation of Dr. Charles Lucas, and a translation of... | |
 | 1875 - 402 σελίδες
...the world with his eloquence. ' Burke, Sir,' said Johnson, ' is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street, where you were stopped...parted, you would say, this is an extraordinary man.' Very often the meetings resolved themselves into a contest between Burke and Johnson, and then it was... | |
 | Mary Francis Cusack - 1875 - 742 σελίδες
...is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street, and conversed with him for not five minutes, he'd talk to you in such a manner, that, when you parted, you would say that is an extraordinary man.4 Some essays in imitation of Dr. Charles Lucas, and a translation of... | |
 | William Mathews - 1876 - 322 σελίδες
...now, it would kill me." At another time he said: "Burke, sir, is such a man that, if you met him for the first time in the street, where you were stopped...talk to you in such a manner, that when you parted you'd say — 'This is an extraordinary man.'" "Can he wind into a subject like a serpent, as Burke... | |
 | John Forster - 1877 - 468 σελίδες
...table, he'll speak to somebody at the other end. Burke, " sir, is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the " street, where you were stopped...you parted, "you would say, This is an extraordinary mau.': Now, you * Over and over again Johnson repeated this illustration. BOSTTKLL: "Mr. "Burke has... | |
 | John Morley - 1879 - 256 σελίδες
...varied nor wavered. " Burke," he said in a well-known passage, " is such a man that if you met him for the first time in the street, where you were stopped...parted, you would say, This is an extraordinary man. He is never what we would call humdrum ; never unwilling to begin to talk, nor in haste to leave off."... | |
 | John Morley - 1879 - 236 σελίδες
...varied nor wavered. " Burke," he said in a well-known passage, " is such a man that if you met him for the first time in the street, where you were stopped...parted, you would say, This is an extraordinary man. He is never what we would call humdrum ; never unwilling to begin to talk, nor in haste to leave off."... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 σελίδες
...table, he'll speak to somebody at the other end. Burke, sir, is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street where you were stopped...parted you would say, ' This is an extraordinary man.' " — Boswell. Johnson : " Never believe extraordinary characters which you hear of people. Depend... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 348 σελίδες
...table, he'll speak to somebody at the other end. Burke, sir, is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street where you were stopped...you parted you would say,' This is an extraordinary man.'"—Boswell. Johnson: "Never believe extraordinary characters which you hear of people. Depend... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - 638 σελίδες
...Johnson made the celebrated remark, concerning him : " Burke, sir, is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street, where you were stopped by a drove of oxen, and you stepped aside to take shelter for five minutes, he'd talk to you in such a manner that when you parted... | |
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Burke, sir, is such a man, that if you met him for the first time in the street where you were stopped by a drove of oxen, and you and he stepped aside to take shelter but for five minutes, he'd talk to you in such a manner, that, when you parted, you... 
