 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...always wifhing for money, for fame, and " other diftinclions; and his whole philo<c fophy confifted in living againft his will in " retirement, and in...is about no.." thing elfe but .this place and his. owri " writings, with two or three neighbouring " clergymen, who wrote verfes too." ^ . • • "»•... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 302 strani
...always wifhing for money, for " fame, and other diftinftions -, and his " whole philofophy confrfted in living " againft his will in retirement, and in...fee and com" mend it: his correfpondence is about " nothing elfe but this place and his own " writings, with two or three neighbour" ing clergymen, who... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 strani
...diftinftions; and h» " whole philofdphy cimlifted in living againrt his will •* 4n fettrement, »nd in a place which his tafte had " adorned ; but which...only enjoyed when people " of note came to fee and commend it: his corre" fpondence is about nothing elfe but this place and " his own writings, with... | |
 | William Shenstone, Esq - 1788 - 216 strani
...vanity. " His whole philofophy"(fays Gray) *' confifted in living, againft his will, in a retirement, which his tafte had adorned; but which he only enjoyed when people of note came to fee and commend it." From this charge, however, I can more eafily vindicate Mr. Shenftone, than I can myfelf,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 354 strani
...always '" wifhing for money, for fame, and other dif" tinftions; and his whole philofophy conV lifted in living againft his will in. retirement, " and in...only enjoyed when people of *' note came to fee and commend it: his cor" refpondence is about nothing elfe but this " place and his own writings, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 strani
...whole philosophy consisted in living against his will in retirement, and " in a place which his taste had adorned; but which he only enjoyed when ** people of note came tc see and commend it: his correspondence is about <c nothing else but this place and his own writings,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 strani
...whole philosophy consisted in living against his will in retirement, and " in a place which his taste had adorned ; but which he only enjoyed when " people of note came te see and commend it: his correspondence is about " nothing else but this place and his own writings,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 strani
...whole philosophy consisted in living against his will in retirement, and in a place which his taste had adorned; but which he only enjoyed when people of note came to see and commend it: his correspondence is about nothing else but this place and his own writings, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 strani
...whole philosophy consisted in living against his will in retirement, and in a place which his taste had adorned, but which he only enjoyed when people of note came to see and commend it; his correspondence is about nothing else but this place and his own writings, with... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 320 strani
...v"*« Shedicilin ml, a tew movA\» \><*><ttV<a TO^ t Ode for Mnrt inent, and in a place which bis taste had adorned ; but which he only enjoyed when people of note came to see and commend it; his correspondence is about nothing else but this place and his own writings, with... | |
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in living againft his will in " retirement, and in a place which his tafte " had adorned; but which he only enjoyed " when people of note came to fee and com" mend it: his correfpondence is about no" thing elfe but this place and his own " writings, with... 
