 He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his...  Belgravia - Page 3221877Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...mewed what he " wrote to both of us, and we nQW-and" then ga^ea correction, of a word or two " of *' of advice; but it was wholly of his own writing. —...When it was done, neither of ** us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed ** it to Congreve; who, after reading it over, ** faid, It would either take... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 pages
...fhewed what he ** wrote to both of us, and \ve now-and" then gave a correction, or a word or two ** of advice; but it was wholly of his own ** writing....When it was done, neither of ** us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed " it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...fhewed *' what he wrote to both of us, and we *' now-and-then gave a correction, or a *' word or two of advice; but it was *' wholly of his own writing....it *' was done, neither of us thought it *' would fucceed, — We {hewed it toCon5 " greve ; " greve; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...wrote to both of us, and we *' now-and-then gave a .correction, or a <c word or two of advice; imt it was ** wholly of his own writing. — When it *< was done, neither of us .thought it ** would fucceed. — We fliewed it toCon5 « greve ; " greve; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pages
...we now-and" then gave a correction, or a word or two .. ....... •.<* of " of advice; but it twas wholly of his own *' writing. — When 'it was done, neither of " us thought it would fucceed. — We Ihewed * it to Congreve; who, after reading it over; " faid, It would either take greatly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
..." wrote to both o£- ug, and we. now-and" then gave a. correction, ,or a word or two Ct of advice l but it was wholly of his own " •writing ' . — -When it was done, neither of ** tis thought it would fucceed. — «We fhewed ** it to GongreVe ;. who^ after reading it over, *'... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...fhewed " what he wrote to both of us, and we now •" and then gave a correftion, or a word or two " of advice ; but it was wholly of his own *•* writing....When it was done, neither of us " thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed it to " Congreve ; who, after reading it over, faid, " It would either take... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 pages
...he wrote to. c* both of us, and we now and then gave a " correction, or a word or two of advice j " but it was wholly of his own writing.— " When it was done, neither of us thought it " -would fucceed. — We fhewed it to Con" greve ; who, after reading it over, faid, It " .would either take... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - 356 pages
...he ihcwed what he wrote to both of us,- and we " now-and-then gave a correction, or a word or c< two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own " writing....When it was done, neither of us *• thought it would fucceed. — We fliewcd it to " Congreve ; who, after reading it over, faid, It " would either take... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...he carried it on, he mowed it to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or i word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us »bought it would fucceed — We mowed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, faid, it would either... | |
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