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^ 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 110by Samuel Johnson - 1820Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 504 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man from the depths of stratagem to the...This," says Steele, " was particular in this writer* * Tonson and Spence. " that, when he had taken his resolution, or made " his plan for what he designed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1819 - 376 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man, from the depths of stratagem to the surface of affectation. What he-knew he could easily communicate. " This," says SteSe, " was particular in this, writer, that, when... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 298 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man from the depths of stratagem to the...walk about a room, and dictate it into language with so much freedom and ease as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 452 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man from the depths of stratagem to the...This," says Steele, " was particular in this writer, * Tonson and S pence. that, when he had taken his resolution, or made his plan for what he designed... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 446 pages
...occasion demanded^ -He had read with critical eyes the im-, portant volume of human life, and knew the heart \ of man from the depths of stratagem to the surface "trf affectation. What he knew he could easily communicate. " This," says Steele, " was particular... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1835 - 476 pages
...the occasion demanded. He bad read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man from the depths of stratagem to the...Steele, " was particular in this writer, that, when h* had taken his resolution, or made his plan for what he designed to write, he would walk about a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew A1 k M[/t $ 1)%R$t Or E } ]@ p < ) % p Sleele, was particular in this writer, that, when he had taken his resolution, or made his plan for... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man, from the depths of stratagem to...communicate. " This," says Steele, was particular in this -TTntcT^-Uial, when he had taken his resolution, or made his plan for what he designed to write, he... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...the occasion demanded. He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life, and knew the heart of man from the depths of stratagem to the...resolution, or made his plan for what he designed to write, be would walk about a room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease ;t- any one... | |
| Books - 1843 - 574 pages
...thus proceeds : " If I remember right, the fifth act was written in less than a week's time ; for this was particular in this writer, that when he had taken...for what he designed to write, he would walk about the room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease as any one could write it down,... | |
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