 was particular in this writer, that when he had taken his resolution or made his plan for what he designed to write, he would walk about a room and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease as any one could write it down, and attend to the...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 109by Samuel Johnson - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Authors, English - 1733 - 136 pages
...particular in this writer, that when he had taken his refolution, or made his plan for what he defigned to write, he would walk about a room, and dictate...and attend to the coherence and grammar of what he didlated. . I have been often tlus employed by him, &c." [T] Which hai been oppofed to that of Mr.... | |
 | English literature - 742 pages
...particular in this Wfiiet, that when he had taken his reColution, or made his plan for what he defigned to write, he would walk about a room, and dictate...and attend to the coherence and grammar of what he dicta'red." By the Great be was always revered and efteemed. To attempt the reckoning up his friends... | |
 | English literature - 796 pages
...his plan for what he deligned to write, he would walk about a room, and tíldate it into langnage, with as much freedom and eafe as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grarnmarof what he dictated." By the Great he was always revered and efleemed. To attempt the reckoning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...had taken " his refolution, or made his plan for what *« he defigned to write, he would walkabout " a room, and dictate it into language with " as much...grammar of what he dictated." Pope*, who can be lefs fufpecled of favouring his memory, declares that he wrote * Spence. very fluently, but was flow and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...in this writer, that, when " he had taken his relblution, or made " .his plan for what he defigned to " write, he would walk about a room, " and dictate...and attend to •" the coherence and grammar of what M he didated." Pope, AD DISO N. 83 Pope *, who can be lefs fufpecTred of favouring his memory, declares... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...refolution, or made his plan for what " he defigned to write, he would walk about " a room, and ditflate it into language with " as much freedom and eafe as...grammar of what he dictated. " Pope*, who can be lefs fufpe&ed of favouring his memory, declares that he wrote • Spence. very fluently, but was flow and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...particular in this writer, that, when " he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to •'' write, 'he .would walk about a room, " and...language with as " much freedom and eafe as any one t1 could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence and grammar .of what ".he.didated." "w . Pope,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...this writer, that, when *•* he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to " write, he would walk about a room, « and .dictate it into language with- as ** much freedom arid eafe as any one " could write it down, and attend' to *< the coherence and grammar of what M he... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...particular in this writer, that, when f( he had taken his refolution, or made "his plan for what he defigned to " write, he would walk about a room, " and dictate it into 'language with .is '*' rhudh -freedom and eafe as any one <f could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...for what '' he defigned to write, he would walk about tf a room, and dictate it into language with 4* as much freedom and eafe as any one could ." write...fufpected of favouring his memory,- declares that he wrote * Spence. very fluently, but was flow and fcrupulous in correcting ; that many of his Spectators were... | |
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