 As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ;...  The Literary chronicle and weekly review - Page 181820Full view - About this book
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1799 - 250 pages
...over, faid , "it would either take greatly, or be clajnne "confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft "night of it, in great uncertainty of the " event ; till we were very much encouraged "by overhearing the Duke Argyle , who fat " in the next box to us , fay , " It will do — it "mutt do!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...of his own writing.— When it '•was done, neither of us thought it would succeed^.— We shewed it to Con'•greve . who, after reading it over, said,...would either take greatly, or be 'damned confoundedly. — \Ye were all, at the first night of it, in great un'tertainty of the event; till we were very much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...neither of us thought it would fucceed; " We fhewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it *' over, faid, it would either take greatly, or be " damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft " night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till " we were very much encouraged by overhearing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...neither of us thought it would fucceed. *' We fhewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it " over, faid, it would either take greatly, or be' '' damned confoundedly.— We were all, at the firft " night of it, in great uncertainty^ the event ; till " we were very much ericouraged by overhearing... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...neither of us thought it would succeed.— We shewed it to Con-_ " greve ; who, after reading it oycr, said, It would either take greatly, or be " damned...— We were all, at the first night of it, in great un',' certainty of the event; till we were very much encouragedby over-hearing «' the duke of Argyle,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 428 pages
...over, faid, it would either take greatly, or he " damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft *' night of it, in great uncertainty of the event : till *' we" were very much encouraged by overhearing " the Duke of Argyle, who fat in the next box to us, " fay, *It will do — it muft do... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to - Congreve; who, after reading it over, said,...of the event; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said,...of the event; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say,' It will do ; it must do! I see... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...wholly of his own writing. — When it " was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. " We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it " over, said,...damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first *e night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till " we were very much encouraged by overhearing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...was wholly of his own writing.— When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or he damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first, night of it, in great uncertainty of the event;... | |
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