 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779
...friendfhip. At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and inftructive hours, with companions fuch as are not often found ; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whofe fkill in phyfick will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779
...from his friendAt this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and' inftru&ive hours, with companions fuch as are not often found ; with one who has lengthened,...and one who has gladdened life;. with Dr. James,. whofe {kill in phyfick will be long remembered ; and with David Gar•rick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1780
...manner: " at this man's table, I enjoyed many chearful and inftrunive' hours, with companions fuch as are not often found ; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life; with Dr. James, whofe (kill in phyllck will be long remembered ; and with David Garridk, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780
...Walmfley) table I enjoy'd many chearful and inftrudtive hours; with companions fuch as are not often to be found; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life; with Dr. James, whofe Ikill in phyfick will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 503 pages
...friendfhip. At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and inftrucUve hours, with companions fuch as are not often found; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whofe fkill in phyfick will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1781
...WalmfleyJ table I enjoyed many cheerful and inftrudive hours-, with companions fuch as are not often to be found ; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened, life; with Dr. James, whofe fkill in phyfic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...friendfhip. At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and inftructive hours, with companions fuch as are not often found; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life; with Dr. James, whofe fkill in phyfick will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 605 pages
...friend/hip. ' At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and c inftructtve hours, with companions, fuch as are not * often found ; with one who has lengthened,...and one " who has gladdened life; with Dr. James, whofe ' fkill in phyfic will be long remembered ; and with ' David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 602 pages
...friendfhip. f At this man's table I enjoyed many chearful and ' inftructive hours, with companions, fuch as are not * often found ; with one who has lengthened,...and one ' who has gladdened life .; with Dr. James, whofe * Ueill in phyfic will be long remembered ; and with * David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...table I enjoyed many chearful and ' inftructive hours, with companions, fuch as are not c often found j with one who has lengthened, and one * who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whole * (kill in phyfic will be long remembered ; and with c David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified... | |
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His acquaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know he could at least tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which... 
