 | Edmund Burke - 1875 - 748 pages
...in others. A man who would edit Boswell should be able to say with Boswell, " I have sometimes had to run half over London in order to fix a date correctly." " Autobiography of AB Granville, MD," edited by his daughter. These volumes contain much that is amusing.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...ridiculoujly ojtentatious. Let me only obferve, as a fpecimen of my trouble, that I have fometimes had to run half over London,. in order to fix a date correctly ; which, when I bad accomplifhed, I well knew would obtain me no praife, though a failure would have been to my difcredit.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...species of composition. Were I to detail the books which I have consulted, and the inquiries which I have found it' necessary to make by various channels, I...when I had accomplished, I well knew would obtain m? no praise, though a failure would have been to my discredit. And after all, perhaps, hard as it... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...which I have consulted, and the inquiries which I have found it necessary to make by various cliannels, I should probably be thought ridiculously ostentatious....London, in order to fix a date correctly ; which, when I liad accomplished, I well knew would obtain me no praise, though a failure would have been to my discredit.... | |
 | Samuel Whyte, Edward-Athenry Whyte - 1800 - 316 pages
...ridiculoufly oftentatious. JLet me only obferve, as a fpecimen 9f my trouble, that I have fometimes been obliged to run half over London, in order to fix a date correctly ; which, when I had accomplifhed, I well I well knew, would obtain me no praife, though a failure would have been to my... | |
 | Samuel Whyte, Edward Athenry Whyte - 1801 - 336 pages
...ridiculoufly oftentatious. Let me .only obferve, as a fpecimen of my trouble, that I have fometimes been obliged to run half over London, in order to fix a date corredly; which, when I had accompliihed, I well I well knew, would obtain me no praifc, though a failure... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...detail the books which I nave consulted, and the inquiries which I have found it necessary to make bij various channels, I should probably be thought ridiculously...been obliged to run half over London, in order to Jix a date correctly; which, when I had accomplished, I well knew would obtain me no praise, though... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 388 pages
...species of composition. Were I to detail the books which I have consulted, and the inquiries which I have found it necessary to make by various channels, I...sometimes been obliged to run half over London, in 6rder to fix a date correctly ; which, when I had accomplished, I well knew would obtain me no praise,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...species of composition. Were I to detail the books which I have consulted, and the inquiries which I have found it necessary to make by various channels, I...London, in order to fix a date correctly ; which, tvhen I had accomplished, I well knew would obtain me no praise, though a failure would have been to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...species of composition. Were I to detail the books which I have consulted, and the inquiries which I have uf my trouble, that I have sometimes been obliged to run half over London, in order to fix a date correctly... | |
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Let me only observe, as a specimen of my trouble, that I have sometimes been obliged to run half over London, in order to fix a date correctly... 
