 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1824 - 576 strani
...to the amiable and excellent Bail lie. ' Dr. Johnson has said, that " a physician in a great city is the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is for the most part casual; they that employ him know not his excellence, they that reject him know not his deficiency;"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 302 strani
...has not many examples, allowed him three hundred pounds a year. Thus fupported, he advanced gradually in medical reputation, but never attained any great...popularity. A phyfician in a great city feems to be the mere playthingof Fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the moft parr, totally cafual : they that employ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...has not many examples, allowed him three hundred pounds a year. Thus fupported, he advanced gradually in medical reputation, but never attained any great...or eminence of popularity. A phyfician in a great eity fecms to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 strani
...has not many examples, allowed him three hundred pounds a year. Thus fupported, he advanced gradually in medical reputation, but never attained any great...; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part; tbtally cafual: they that employ hirri, know not his excellence; they that rejedt him, know riot his... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 strani
...but never attained any great extent aEticc, or eminence of poputanVj. K. H 3 in a great city feeras to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for die moft part, totally cafaat: they that employ Lirn know not his excellence; they that rejfft him,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1795 - 680 strani
...allowed him three hundred pounds a year. Thus fupported he advanced gradually in medical refutation, but never attained any great extent of practice, or...play-thing of fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the mon part, totally cafual : they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reject him, know... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1795 - 682 strani
...not many examples, allowed him three hundred pound's a year. Thus fupportet) he advanced gradually in medical re>putation, but never attained any great extent of practice, or eminence of popularity. A phyiician in a great city, feems t¿ be the mere play-thing of fortune; his degree of reputation is,... | |
 | 1798 - 524 strani
...connections, he had to ftrugele with hie fiteation fißgty« A " A phyfician in a great city (fays Dr Johnfon) feems to be the mere plaything of fortune ; his degree of reputation is for the mod part totally cafual. They that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that rcjeft him, know... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 strani
...perhaps had Bathurst in mind when, many years later, he wrote :—' A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is for the most part totally casual; they that employ him know not his excellence; Burlington - gardens, with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 strani
...perhaps had Bathurst in mind when, many years later, he wrote:—' A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune : his degree of reputation is for the most part totally casual; they that employ him know not his excellence; Burlington - gardens, with... | |
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in medical reputation, but never attained any great extent of practice, or eminence of popularity. A phyfician in a great city feems to be the mere play-thing of Fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual : they that employ... 
