 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 strani
...children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the tranflator of," The Lufiad," and I, went to vifit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home; but having a curiofity to fee his apartment, we went in and found curious fcraps of defcriptions of animals, fcrawled... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1816 - 924 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Gold. smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animais, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parisi), which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. 1 [Mr. Boswell's note here being rather short, as taken at the time, (with a view... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 932 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...animals, scrawled upon the wall*, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. fltts extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from north to south, and contains,... | |
 | John Britton - 1816 - 944 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 946 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Gold' smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children ; he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 strani
...differ as to some point : I am only saying that / could do it. You put me in mind of Sappho in Ovid." and I, went to visit him at this place a few days...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curions scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children: he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of... | |
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Edgeware road, and had carried down his books in two returned post-chaises. He said, he believed the farmer's family thought him an odd character, similar to that in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman.... 
