 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...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 I have...be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hope to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...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 I have...companions, such as are not often found — with one who lias lengthened, and one who has gladdened life — with Dr. , James, whose skill in physick will be... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 604 pages
...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 I...advantage from his friendship. " At this man's table 1 I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions, such as are not often found — with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...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 I have...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...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 I have...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom 1 hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may table2 I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions, such as are not often found... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may literature nobody shone to greater advantage ; he seemed to be that Memmius nis friendship. At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 pages
...learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted, whether a day now passns nt or modern, rude or artificial, sacred or civil...of the world, and that nature and art had no other physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...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 I have not iome advantage from his friendship. At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Strawberry Hill (Villa, England) - 1844 - 590 pages
...to the memory of the great actor, in the concluding passage of his Life of Edmund Smith, the Poet: "At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive...has gladdened life; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
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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... 
