The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow; which latter, if ever they came back to those that lent them, were so defaced as to be scarce worth owning,... The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Strona 175autor: John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 605Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 640
...was to fcore with a black-lead pencil the words by him felected, and give them over to his affiftants to infert in their places. The books he ufed for this...could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to thole that lent them, were fo defaced as to be fcarce worth owning, and yet, fome of his friends were... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 632
...black-lead pencil the words by him felected, and give them over to his affiftants to infert in their,places. The books he ufed for this purpofe were what he had...could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to thofe that lent them, were fo defaced as to be fcarce worth owning, and yet, fome of his friends were... | |
| Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 634
...miferably ragged «ne, and all fuch as he could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to thofe that lent them, were fo defaced as to be fcarce worth...friends were glad to receive and entertain them as curiofities. It feems that Johnfon had made a confiderable progrefs in his work when he was informed,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 642
...was to fcore with a black-lead pencil the words by him feledted, and give them over to his afiiftants to infert in their places. The books he ufed for this...what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miierably ragged one, and all fuch as he could borrow j which latter, if ever they came back to thofe... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 652
...pencil the words by him felected, and give them over to his affiftants to infert in their places. v. .. The books he ufed for this purpofe were what he had...his own collection, a copious but a miferably ragged cne, and all fuch as he could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to thofe that lent them,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 640
...from Skinner, Junius, and other writers on the subject. PERCY. 1 ' The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to those... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 648
...from Skinner, Junius, and other writers on the subject. PERCY. ' ' The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to those... | |
| George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - Liczba stron: 604
...was to score with a black-lend pencil the words by him selected. The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one. and all such as he could borrqw ; which latter, if ever they came back, to, those... | |
| James Baldwin - 1883 - Liczba stron: 612
...and give them over to his assistants to insert in their places. The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to those... | |
| 1908 - Liczba stron: 266
...this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow ; which latter, if ever they came back to those who lent them, were so defaced as to be scarce worth owning, and yet some of his friends were... | |
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