 I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman ; but she should be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation.  The life of Samuel Johnson - Sida 569efter James Boswell - 1817Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 592 sidor
...way, Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a post-chaise *. " If," said he, " I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...to stop just where the Highland army did in 1745. JOHNSON. " It was a noble attempt." BOSWELL. " I wish we could have an authentick history of it." JOHNSON.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 sidor
...way, Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a post-chaise '. " If," said he, " I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...to stop just where the Highland army did in 1745. JOHNSON. " It was a noble attempt." BOSWELI,. " I wish we could have an authentick history of it."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 sidor
...way, Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a postchaise-(') " If," said he, " I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...to stop just where the Highland army did in 1745. JOHNSON. " It was a noble attempt." BOSWELL. " I wish we could have an authentic history of it." JOHNSON.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 sidor
...in Wale*, vol. ip 480. — ED.] his lore of driving fast in a post-chaise 2. " If," said he, " I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman; but «he should be one who could 'understand me, and .would add something to the conversation." I observed,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1844 - 370 sidor
...duties, and no reference to futurity, I would epend my life in driving briskly in a postchaise with i pretty woman ; but she should be one who could understand...to stop just where the Highland army did in 1745. JOHNSON. "It was a noble attempt." BOSWELL. " I wish we could have an authentic history of it." JOHNSON.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 392 sidor
...way, Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a postchaise.(') " If," said he, " I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a postchaise with i. pretty woman ; but she should be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation."... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1914 - 872 sidor
...of a postuhaise,' Leigh Hunt declared ; and they were wheels of fortune and gaiety often. ' If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...driving briskly in a postchaise with a pretty woman,' said Dr. Johnson — even he ! And these are sighs often breathed in connection with touringcars to-day... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 406 sidor
...many things better than this." On their way from Dr. Taylor's to Derby in 1777, he said, "If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...me, and would add something to the conversation." Mr. Croker attributes his enjoyment to the novelty of the pleasure ; his poverty having in early life... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 410 sidor
...many things better than this." On their way from Dr. Taylor's to Derby in 1777, he said, "If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...me, and would add something to the conversation." Mr. Croker attributes his enjoyment to the novelty of the pleasure ; his poverty having in early life... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 sidor
...said, " Here's our friend ! the poor doctor would have been happy to hear of this." — 5-t8. IF I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...post-chaise with a pretty woman ; but she should be one that could understand ine, and would add something to the conversation (1777). — Johnson. I WAS once... | |
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