 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 own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson: Lives of the poets - Stran 68avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1825Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 strani
...** would fucceed. — We fliewed it toCon5 « greve ; " greve; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take greatly, or " be damned confoundedly. — We were " all, at the firft night of it, in great '* uncertainty of the event ; till we were " very much encouraged by overhear'*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 strani
...** us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed " it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take greatly, or be ** damned confoundedly. — We were all, at " the firft night of it, in great uncertainty " of the event; till we were very much en** couraged by overhearing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 strani
...us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed ** it to Congreve; who, after reading it over, ** faid, It would either take greatly, or be " damned confoundedly.-— We were all, at ** the firft night of it, in great uncertainty ** of the event; till we were very much en" couraged by overhearing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 strani
...it *' would fucceed, — We {hewed it toCon5 " greve ; " greve; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take greatly, or " be damned confoundedly. — We were " all, at the firft night of it, in great " uncertainty of the event ; till we were " very much encouraged by overhear"... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 strani
...us " thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed it to " Congreve ; who, after reading it over, faid, " It would either take greatly, or be damned '' confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft " night of it, in great uncertainty of the event; " till we were very much encouraged by ovcr"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 strani
...faid, It " .would either take greatly, or be damned " confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft *' night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; '?...encouraged by " overhearing the duke of Argyle, who fat " in. the next box to us, fay, * It will do — it ** muft do ! I fee it in the eyes of them.*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 strani
...over, faid, It would either take greatly, or be *' damned confoundedly.—We were all, at the firft " night of it, in great uncertainty of the event; till...encouraged by overhearing *' the duke of Argyle, who fat in the next box to "* us, fay, ' It will do—it muft do! I fee it in the '** eyes of them.' This... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - 356 strani
...either take greatly, or be damned con" foundedly. — We were all, at the firft night of it, « in c< in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were " very much encouraged by overhearing the duke ** Argyle, who fat in the next box to us, fay, " It " will do— it muft do ! I fee it in the eyes... | |
 | 1794 - 918 strani
...greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — \Vc were all at the firrt night of it, in very great ^rtiinty of the event ; 'till we were very much encouraged, by overhea'ring the Duke of Argyle, ^o fit ¡a the next box tous, fay," It will do; it muft do; I fee it m the e'yts of theiri." This waj... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 strani
...neither of us »bought it would fucceed — We mowed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, faid, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We were all at the firft night of it, in very great uncertainty of the event ; 'till we were very much encouraged, by... | |
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