 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 páginas
...that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the blue-stockings ;" and thus by degrees the title was 2 When I mentioned this to the Bishop of Rillaloe,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 páginas
...that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can do 1 When I mentioned this to the Bishop of Killaloe, " With the goat," said his Lordship. Such, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 páginas
...Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the...has admirably described a Blue-stocking Club, in her " Bas Bleu," a poem in which many of the persons who were most conspicuous there are mentioned. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 páginas
...wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was u-lt as «o great a loss, that it used to be said, "We can do nothing without the blue-stockings '," and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 páginas
...felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, "We can do nothing without the blue-stockings ;" and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss...has admirably described a Blue-stocking Club, in her " Has Bleu," a poem in which many of the persons who were most conspicuous there are mentioned. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 páginas
...that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the blue-stockings ;" and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described... | |
 | 1858 - 1194 páginas
...last century is of home-growth ; for Boswell, in his " Life of Johnson," date 1781, records of die origin of Bluestocking Clubs : — " One of the most...used to be said, 'We can do nothing without the blue slacking! ; ' and thus by degrees the title was established. Alisi Haiuiah More li.-is admirably described... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 páginas
...that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can...established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a Blue stocking Club, in her " Bas Bleu," a poem in which many of the persons who were most conspicuous... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 páginas
...that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation that his absence was felt as so great a loss that it used to be said, " We can...established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a Blue Stocking Club, in her " Bos Bleu" a poem in which many of the persons who were most conspicuous... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 páginas
...wore blue stockings. — Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, 'we can...established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a blue-stocking-club in her 'Bos Bleu,' a poem, in which many of the persons who were most conspicuous... | |
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We can do nothing without the blue stockings ; ' and thus by degrees the title was established. 
