| James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1887 - 490 pages
...Upon the much-expected Wednesday, I called on him about •half an hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he was ready in time, and to 1 This has been circulated as if actually said by Johnson ; when the truth is, it was only supposed... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1887 - 492 pages
...Upon the much-expected Wednesday, I called on him about half an hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he was ready in time, and to ' This has been circulated as if ' 'Don't let them be patriots] he actually said by Johnson ; when... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1888 - 544 pages
...Upon the much-expected Wednesday, I called on him about half an hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he...Billy's ? " JOHNSON. " Sir, I did not think of going to Billy's : it went out of my head. I have ordered dinner at home with Mrs. Williams." BOSWELL. " But,... | |
| James Boswell - 1889 - 578 pages
...Upon the much expected Wednesday, I called on him about half an hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he..." Don't you recollect that you are to dine at Mr. Dilly's?" JOHNSON. " Sir, I did not think of going to Billy's : it went out of my head. I have ordered... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1889 - 464 pages
...Upon the much expected Wednesday, I called on him about half fcn hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he was ready iu time, and to accompany him. I found him buffeting his boous, as upon a former occasion, covered... | |
| James Boswell - English literature - 1890 - 568 pages
...Upon the much-expected Wednesday, I called on him about half an hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he...I. "Don't you recollect that you are to dine at Mr. Dilly's?" JOHNSON: "Sir, I did not think of going to Dilly's : it went out of my head. I have ordered... | |
| William Henry Craig - Authors, English - 1895 - 300 pages
...publisher's, where both were engaged to dine, found him " covered with dust and making no preparations for going abroad " — " ' How is this, Sir? (said I). Don't you recollect that you are going to dine at Mr. Billy's ? ' JOHNSON : ' Sir, I did not think of going to Billy's ; it went out... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 546 pages
...Upon the much-expected Wednesday, I called on him about half an hour before dinner, as I often did when we were to dine out together, to see that he...I). Don't you recollect that you are to dine at Mr. Dilly's ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, I did not think of going to Dilly's: it went out of my head. I have ordered... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1900 - 928 pages
...Upon the much-expected Wednesday, I called on him about half an hour before dinner, as I often did Lives, and have laid Dilles?" JOHNSON: "Sir, I did not think of going to Dilly's : it went out of my head. I have ordered... | |
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