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" I would prepare myself for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When I am to meet with him, I should wish to know a day before. "
History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk, and the Towns Near Its Borders ... - Page 678
by William White - 1844 - 756 pages
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 3

James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...to me when he was at the bar ; and after his Lordship was advanced to the seals, he said of him, " 1 would prepare myself for no man in England but Lord Thurlow." When I am to meet with him, " I should wish to know a day before." How he would have prepared himself, I cannot...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 20

John Britton - 1813 - 1036 pages
...himself appears to have been afraid of him. " I wquld prepare myself," said the great lexicographer, " for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When I am...about to meet him I should wish to know a day before." f His lordship, who was never married, died at Brighton, September 12, 1806. His next brother Thomas,...
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Excursions in the County of Suffolk: Comprising a Brief Historical ..., Volume 1

Thomas Cromwell - 1818 - 320 pages
...himself appears to have been afraid of him. " I would prepare myself," said the great lexicographer, " for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When I am...lordship, who was never married, died at Brighton, Sept. 12, 1806. Another anecdote may be added, illustrative of the firmness of his character. In consequence...
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Suffolk, Or, Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and ...

Frederic Shoberl - 1818 - 480 pages
...himself appears to have been afraid of him. " I would prepare myself," said the great lexicographer, " for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When I am...about to meet him I should wish to know a day before." f His lordship, who was never married, died at Brighton, September 12, 1806. His next brother Thomas,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...to me when he was at the bar ; and after his Lordship was advanced to the seals, he said of him, " I would prepare myself for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When I am to meet with him, I should wish to know a day before. How he would have prepared himself, I cannot...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 5

James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...him to me when he was at the bar; and after his Lordship was advanced to the seals, he said of him, " I would prepare myself for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When I am to meet with him, I should wish to know a day before." How he would have prepared himself, I cannot...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...to me when he was at the bar ; and after his Lordship was advanced to the seals, he said of him, " I would prepare myself for no man in England but Lord Thurlow. When" I am to meet with him, I should wish to know a day before," How he would have prepared himself, I cannot...
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The London Magazine, Volume 8

1823 - 696 pages
...of Thurlow had always been held in high estimation by Johnson, who had been heard to say of him, " such a tantalising piece of obscurity, such an abortion , ʢ to meet with him, I should wish to know a day before." One day, while this scheme was pending, Johnson...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...to me when he was at the bar ; and after his lordship was advanced to the seals, he said of him, " I would prepare myself for no man in England but lord Thurlow. When I am to meet with him, I should wish to know a day before." How he would have prepared himself, I cannot...
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A Concise Description of Bury St. Edmund's: And Its Environs, Within the ...

Bury Saint Edmunds. [Appendix]. - 1827 - 448 pages
...himself appears to have been afraid of him. " I would prepare myself," said the great lexicographer, " for no man in England but Lord Thurlow, when I am...about to meet him, I should wish to know a day before. "f His Lordship, who was never married, died at Brighton, September 12, 1800. His next brother Thomas,...
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