 | Robert Burton - 1804 - 622 pages
...Letters, ISmo. 1777. p. " BURTON'S ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY, he (Dr. Johnson) s.ml, was the only book »hat ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to n^e." liosu-cU'i Life of Johnson, vol. ip 5SO, 8vo. edit. " BURTON'S ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY isav.iluable... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...wrote in, is uncommonly clear and brilliant. Dr. Johnson has declared, that the " Anatomy of Melancholy was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise;" and in another place he observes, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotation. But there is a great spirit... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...wrote in, is uncommonly clear and brilliant. Dr. Johnson has declared, that the " Anatomy of Melancholy was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise;" and in another place he observes, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotation. But there is a great spirit... | |
 | Robert Burton - 1806 - 626 pages
...beholden to him." ArcklisHop Herring's Letters, 12mo. 1777. p. 140. " BURTON'S ANATOMY OF MELANCHQLY, he (Dr. Johnson) said, was the only book that ever took...out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise." Boswell's Life of Johnson, vol. \. p. 58Q. 8vo. edit. " BURTQN'S ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY is a valuable... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university. Dr. Johnson says of this work, that " it was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise." And again, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotations ; but there is great spirit and great power in... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university. Dr. Johnson says of this work, that " it was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise." And again, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotations ; but there is great spirit and great power in... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...esteemed one of the most facetious companions in the university. Dr. Johnson says of this work, that" it was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise." And again, " it is, perhaps, overloaded with quotations ; but there is great spirit and great power in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...history proceeded not from imbecili- i770. ty, but from foppery. " Burton's ' Anatomy of Melancholy,' he said, was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise. " He frequently exhorted me to set about writing a History of Ireland, and archly remarked, there had... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...Amsterdam, 1781. IB] - 1770. " Burton's ' Anatomy of Melancholy,' he said, jEtaTei' xvas t^ie on'y book that ever took, him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise. " He frequently exhorted me to set about writing a History of Ireland, and archly remarked, there had... | |
 | W. Gardiner - 1808 - 786 pages
...frontispiece and por* -trait M. ^2 12s 6Ц Dr. Johnson says, " that this is the only work which етег took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise.'» £10 Bulwer's Artificia] Changling, 4to. portrait by Faithorne, ¿¿Z 2s — — — 1653 511 Chetwind's... | |
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Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, he said, was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise. 
