 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 532 pages
...began on it, and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us; and we iiow and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice: but it was wholly of his own writing.... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 256 pages
...began on it, and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatty, or be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...both *It was acted seven nights. Tho Author's third nj'ht wu bT command of their Royal Htghneuw. _R. wag wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...•It was acted seven nifhtn. The Amhnr's third ni»hl wu br command of lout Royal Highnesses. — R. of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of hia own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thouglit it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve,... | |
 | William Howitt - 1847 - 524 pages
...began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. He showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly, or be damned... | |
 | 1848 - 480 pages
...began on it, and when first he mentioned it to Swilt, the doctor did not mach like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, and sometimes a piece of advice, but it was wholly of his writing. When it was done, neither of u*... | |
 | John Gay - 1849 - 252 pages
...mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what be wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction,...after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly,or be damned confoundedly.— We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of... | |
 | 1853 - 386 pages
...began on it; and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Dean did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was finished, we neither of us thought it would succeed ; we showed it to Congreve, who, after reading... | |
 | George Hogarth - 1851 - 396 pages
...began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly. We were allj at the first night of it,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said,'it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first night of it,... | |
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He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. 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... 
