 | James Boswell - 1785 - 546 pages
...he was obliged to return to England. — 'I have given a fketch of Dr. Johnfon. My readers may wifh to know a little of his fellow traveller. Think, then,...which was his predominant paffion. He was then in his thirty-third year, and had been about four years happily married. His inclinationwas to be be a Soldier;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 548 pages
...I have given a fketch of Dr. Johnfon. My readers may wifh to know a little of his fellow-traveller. Think, then, of a gentleman of ancient blood, the pride of which was his predominant paflion. He was then in his thirty-third year, and had been about four years happily married. His inclination... | |
 | 1785 - 610 pages
...Jokofoa (fee p. 756). My readers may wiih lo i-naw a tittle of his fellow-traveller. Think, t'er , of a gentleman of ancient blood, the pride of which was his predominant pafium. He was then in hit thirty-third year, and had been about four years happily married: Hit inclination... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...he was obliged to return to England. — 1 have given a fketch of Dr. Johnfon : my readers may wifh to know a little of his fellow traveller. Think then,...which was his predominant paffion. He was then in his thirty-third year, and had been about four years happily married. His inclination was to be a foldier... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1786 - 506 pages
...readers may wilh to know a little of his feliow trar Teller: veller: [myfelf!] Think, then, [O think?] of a gentleman •of ancient blood, the pride of which was his predominant paffion ! he was then in his thirty third year, [" So young, and yet fo witty !" Shakefp.J and had been about four years happily... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...he was obliged to return to England. — I have given a sketch of Dr. Johnson : my readers may wish to know a little of his fellow traveller'. Think then, of a gentleman of ancient blood, 1 ' What is't to us, if taxes rise or fall, Thanks to our fortune we pay none at all. No statesman... | |
 | Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 pages
...of my friend," fays Mr. Bofwell, in his account of their journey to the North, " my readers may wljb to know a little of his fellow traveller. Think then,...ancient blood, the pride of which was his predominant paffiop; about four years happily married, with a ftrong inclination to be a foldier, but prefled by... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 830 pages
..."I have given a iketch of Dr. Johnfon., My readers may with to know a little of his fellowtraveller. Think, then, of a gentleman of ancient blood ; the pride of which was his predominant paflion. He was then in his 3.3d year, and had been about four years happily married. His inclination... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...have given a sketch of Dr. Johnson : my readers may wish to know a little of his fellow-traveller. Think, then, of a gentleman of ancient blood, the pride of which was his predominant passion. He was then in his thirty-third year, and had been about four years happily married. His inclination... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 534 pages
...have given a sketch of Dr. Johnson. His readers may wish to know a little of his fellow-traveller. Think, then, of a gentleman of ancient blood ; the pride of which was his predominant passion. He was then in his 33d year, and had been about four years happily married : his inclination... | |
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Think then, of a gentleman of ancient blood, the pride of which was his predominant passion. He was then in his thirty-third year, and had been about four years happily married. His inclination was to be a soldier ; but his father, a respectable Judge,... 
