 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passtd the press, ejected it from his mind ; for when he...dared the judgment of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...very little consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 pages
...reputation, and afterwards to keep it." " He was very rarely been attainable;" but in the not cohtent to satisfy : he desired to excel, and therefore always...not court the candour, but dared the judgment of his readers; and expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none himself. He examined lines and Avords... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...very little consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment, of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himselC He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he showed none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...very Uttle consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...desired to excel, and therefore always endeavoured to do bis best; he did not court the candour, but dared the judgment, of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...very little consideration ; wheB occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...for, when he had no pecuniary interest, he had no furtRet solicitude. Pope was not content to satisfy,* t,e desired to excel ; and therefore always endeavoured... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...very little consideration ; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what the present moment happened to supply, and, when once it had passed...dared the judgment, of his reader, and, expecting no indulgence from others, he shewed none to himself. He examined lines and •\vords with minute and... | |
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... powers; he never attempted to make that better which was already good, nor often to mend what he must have known to be faulty. He wrote, as he tells us, with very little consideration; when occasion or necessity called upon him, he poured out what... 
