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" Johnson had been with us: for it was a scene which I should have been glad to contemplate by his light. The vastness and the contrivance of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr. Boulton's expression to me,... "
The Life of James Watt: With Selections from His Correspondence - Page 241
by James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 580 pages
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...expreffion to me : " J fell here, Sir, what all the world defires to have, — Power." He had about feven hun.dred people at work. I contemplated him as an iron chieftain, and he feemed to be a father to his tribe. One of them came to him, complaining grievoufly •of his landlord...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...contrivance of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr. Bolton's expression to me " I sell here, Sir, what all the world desires to have.— 1776. POWER." He had about seven hundred people work. I contemplated him as an iron chieftain, and...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...have " matched his mighty mind." 1 shall never forget Mr. Bolton's expression to me, " I sell ln-re, Sir, what all the world desires to have— POWER." He had about seven hundred people at work. 1 contemplated him as я n iron chieftain, and he seemed to be u father to his tribe. One of them came...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." 1 shall never forget Mr. Bol ton's expression to me, " I sell here, Sir, what all the world desires to have— POWEK." He had about seven hundred people at work. I contemplated him as an iron chieftain, and he...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...contrivance of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr. Bolton's expression to me, " I sell here, sir, what all the world desires to have—POWER." He had about seven hundred people at work. I contemplated him as an iron chieftain,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...contrivance of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr. Bolton's expression to me, " I sell here, Sir, what all the world desires to have—POWER." He had about seven hundred people at work. I contemplated him as an iron chieftain,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1823 - 486 pages
...contrivance of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr. Bolton's expression to me, " I sell here, sir, what all the world desires to have—POWER." He had about seven hundred people at work. I contemplated him as an iron chieftain,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone

James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...of sonw of the machinery would have " matched hii mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr. Bol t tin's expression to me. " I sell here, Sir, what all the world desires to have— POWEğ." He had about seven hundred people at wort. I contemplated him as an iron rliieflam, and he...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
...to contemplate by his light. The vastness and the contrivance of some of the machinery would have " matched his mighty mind." I shall never forget Mr....about seven hundred people at work. I contemplated him as>an iron chieftain, and he seemed to be a father to his tribe. One of them came to him, complaining...
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The Sunday school penny magazine. New ser., vol.5,6; illustr, Volume 6

Manchester district Sunday school assoc - 744 pages
...upwards of a million of horses ! Mr. Boulton remarked to a friend "ho visited the factory at Soho, " I sell here, sir, what all the world desires to have — POWER." And at this period he had 700 men under his command, making buttons for half the world, and working...
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