 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 Seiten
...to continue his labours, then faid, " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnfon faid, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. •" I fhould have thought fo too, (faid the King,) if you had not written fo well."— • Johnfon obferved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 Seiten
..." urge him to rely on his own stores, as an or'y" ginal writer, and to continue his labours, then " said, ' I do not think you borrow much from " any body.' Johnson said, ha thought ho had " already done his part as a writer. ' I should " have thought so too,' said the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...to urge him to rely on his own stores 53. as an original writer, and to continue his labours, then said " I do not think you borrow much from any body."...as a writer. " I should have thought so too, (said the King,) if you had not written so well."— Johnson observed to me, upon this, that " No man could... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 Seiten
...view to urge him to rely on his owri stores as an original writer, and to continue his labours, then said " I do not think you borrow much from any body."...as a writer. " I should have thought so too, (said the King,) if you had not written so well." — Johnson observed to me, upon this, that l( No man could... | |
 | 1814 - 642 Seiten
...well told the world, what he knew, find must now read to acquire more knowledge. The kins; -.aid " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thouglit that he bad already done his ptrt as a writer. " I should have thought so too," said his majesty,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 Seiten
...view to urge him to rely on his own stores as an original writer, and to continue his labours, then said " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thought he had already done hie part as a writer. •" I should have thought so too, (said the King,) if you had not written so... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 Seiten
...view to urge him to rely on his own stores as an original writer, and to continne his labours, then said " I do not think you borrow much from any body."...as a writer. " I should have thought so too, (said the King,) if you had not written sо well." — Johnson observed to me, upon this, that " No man could... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 Seiten
...view to urge him to rely on his own stores as an original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from any body."...as a writer. " I should have thought so too," said the king, " if you had not written so well." Johnson observed to me upon this, that " No man could... | |
 | Edward Holt - 1820 - 520 Seiten
...writer, and to continue his labours, then said, ' I do not think you borrow much from any body.' Jobnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. ' I should have thought so too/ said the King, ' if you had not written so well.' Johnson observed to me, upon this, that ' No man could... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher.) - 1820 - 402 Seiten
...any body,' said the King. Johnson respectfully intimated that he thought he had written enough. ' And I should have thought so too,' said his Majesty, ' if you had not written so well.' " The King supposing that he had read a great deal, the doctor replied, that 'he had thought more than he had... | |
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Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. "I should have thought so too, (said the King,) if you had not written so well. 
