 The 17th of March, 1752', on which day it closed. This is a strong confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere 2 , that 'a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it 3  Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765 - Stran 202avtor: James Boswell - 1887Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Francis Wayland - 1867 - 446 strani
...approbation, and he certainly illustrated in his own instance, the characteristic saying of Dr. Johnson : " A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly about it." He never asked himself whether he was in the best mood for this or that kind of mental effort.... | |
 | 1873 - 758 strani
...for compQsition, and how a man can write at one time and not at another. ‘Nay,' said Dr.Johnson, ‘a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.'” Yours, \VRW I agree in the main with my illustrious contributor; but much depends upon the nature of... | |
 | 1873 - 756 strani
...moments for composition, and how a man can write at one time and not at another. 'Nay,' said Dr. Johnson, 'a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.' " Yours, WR AV. I agree in the main with my illustrious contributor; but much depends upon the nature... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 strani
...to continue it, without interruption, every Tuesday and Friday, till Saturday the iyth of March, 1 1752, on which day it closed. This is a strong confirmation...his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere," that " a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it;" for, notwithstanding his... | |
 | 1874 - 674 strani
...your head and bite your nails." Ell—tt. " He wears the rose Of youth upon him." St-kn. " A man mav write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it." 2d Term Senior Year. " He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument."... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1879 - 348 strani
...mechanical. Such attainments can only be reached by the most determined disciple of perseverance. " A man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it," was Johnson's own saying; but he could not have verified it, unless his mind, by assiduous application,... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 strani
...for composition; and how a man can write at one time, and not at another. "Nay," said Dr. Johnson, "a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it."—Boswell. Mr. Strahan, the printer, told me that Johnson wrote "Rasselas," that with the profits... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1881 - 892 strani
...wrong one. 1 Ibid. An. 1770. Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young. Ibid. An. 1772. A man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it. Jbid. An. 1773. Let him go abroad to a distant country ; let him go to some place where he is not known.... | |
 | New-Hampshire Medical Society - 1883 - 414 strani
...is an unfounded supposition in many instances, for the effort has never been made. It has been said that a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it. We all have opinions, somewhat notorious for their diversity, based upon study and experience, and... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 strani
...7. 21. Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young. Boswell's Life of Johnson. An. 1772. A man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it. An. 1773. Let him go abroad to a distant country ; let him go to some place where he is not known.... | |
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