| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 páginas
...speaking in his own style; for sometimes when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the'thought translated into it. Talking of the Comedy of the * Rehearsal,' he said, " It has not wit enough to fi O keep it sweet." This was easy; he therefore caught himself, and pronounced a more rounded sentence;... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 páginas
...should not have noticed you." He seemed to take a pleasure in speaking in his own style ; for when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought translated into it. Talking of the Cdmedy of " The Rehearsal," he said, " It has not wit enough to keep it sweet." This was easy ; —... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 páginas
...»hould not have noticed you. He seemed to take a pleasure in »peaking in hie own style ; for when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought...Rehearsal," he said, It has not wit enough to keep it ewtet. This was easy ;— he therefore caught him•elf, and pronounced a more round sentence: Ц has... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 páginas
...very cheap. He see, ned to take a pleasure in speaking in his own stvle; for sometimes when he haJ carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought...' Rehearsal,' he said, " It has not wit enough to ' o keep it sweet." This was easv ; he therefore caught himself, and pronounced a more rounded sentence;... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 páginas
...should not have noticed you. He seemed to take a pleasure in »peaking in his own «tyle ; for whea he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought...sweet. This was easy ;— he therefore caught himself, aud pronounced a more round sentence ; Ц has not vitality enough to preserve Jt from putrefaction.... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 372 páginas
...change the language." Dr. Johnson seemed to take a pleasure in speaking in his own style ; for when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought...to keep it sweet." This was easy ;— he therefore canght himself, and pronounced a more round sentence — " It has not vitality enough to preserve it... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 páginas
...his own style ; for when he had carelessly missed it, 'he would repeat the thought translated in to it. Talking of the comedy of the Rehearsal, he said,...to keep it sweet." This was easy; — he therefore canght himself, and pronounced a more round sentence — " It has tun vitality enough to preserve it... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 páginas
...in his own style ; for when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought translated t. Talking of the comedy of the Rehearsal, he said, "...to keep it sweet." This was easy ; — he therefore canght himself, and pronounced a more round sentence — " It has not vitality enough to preserve it... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 380 páginas
...should not have noticed you." He seemed to take a pleasure in speaking in his own style; for when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought...vitality enough to preserve it from putrefaction." JEtat. 75.] DR. JOHNSON/ \; - &Q3 He censured a writer of entertaininj^-vTrave'ls for assuming a feigned... | |
| 1821 - 372 páginas
...change the language." Dr. Johnson seemed to take a pleasure in speaking in his own style ; for when he had carelessly missed it, he would repeat the thought...vitality enough to preserve it from putrefaction." Boswell, talking of translation, said, he could not define it, nor could he think of a similitude to... | |
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