 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...been sometime at Utrecht, and which my readers will have the pleasure to peruse in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...of men," I answered, " Yes, Sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are eight, Sir." my want of taste. Let me, however, shelter myself under... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...been some time at Utrecht, and which my readers will have the pleasure to peruse in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...of men',' I answered, 'Yes, Sir; but not equal to Fleet-street5.' JOHNSON. ' You are right, Sir.' 1 Virgil, Eclogues, i. 5. Johnson, when a boy, turned... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...been some time at Utrecht, and which my readers will have the pleasure to peruse in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...Nature', and being more delighted with 'the busy hum of men4,' I answered, ' Yes, Sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street'.' JOHNSON. ' You are right, Sir.' '... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...been some time at Utrecht, and which my readers will have the pleasure to peruse in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...of trying my disposition, " Is not this very fine V Having no exquisite relish of the beauties of Nature, and being more delighted with " the busy hum... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...been some time at Utrecht, and which my readers will hare the pleasure to persue in itN proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...of men," I answered, " Yes, Sir; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are right, Sir." 1 am aware that many of my readers may censure my want... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...been some time at Uireeht, and which my readers sill have the pleasure to persne in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...beauties of Nature, and being more delighted with " the bnsy hum of men," I answered, " Yes, Sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are right,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...Greenwich Park, h6 asked Boswell, by way of trying his disposition, " Is not this very line?" Boswell, having no exquisite relish of the beauties of nature,...being more delighted with " the busy hum of men," answered, " Yes, sir; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are right, sir." Johnson and his... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...trying his disposition, " Is not this very fine?" Boswell, having no exquisite relish of the beanties of nature, and being more delighted with " the busy hum of men," answered, " Yes, sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are right, sir." Johnson and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...been some time at Utrecht, and which my readers will have the pleasure to peruse in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...of men," I answered, " Yes, sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are right, sir." I am aware that many of my readers may censure my want... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...been some time at Utrecht, and which my readers will have the pleasure to peruse in its proper place. We walked in the evening in Greenwich Park. He asked...of men,'' I answered, " Yes, sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. " You are right, sir." I am aware that many of my readers may censure my want... | |
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We walked in the evening in Greenwich park. He asked me, I suppose, by way of trying my disposition, " Is not this very fine?" Having no exquisite relish of the beauties of nature, and being more delighted with " the busy hum of men," I answered " Yes,... 
