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" Somebody talked of happy moments for composition ; and how a man can write at one time, and not at another. ' Nay, (said Dr. Johnson,) a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly* to it. "
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson - Page 28
by James Boswell - 1813 - 460 pages
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

James Boswell - 1785 - 546 pages
...will fet himfelf doggedly to it." I here began to indulge old Scottifl) fentirnents, and to exprefs a warm regret, that, by our Union with England, we were no more ;— * our independent kingdom was loft. — Jobnfon. " Sir, never talk of your independency, who Could let your Queen remain twenty years...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...attending upon him. Somebody talked of happy moments for composition ; and how a man can write at one time, and not at another. ' Nay, (said Dr. Johnson,) a man...began to indulge old Scottish ' sentiments, and to face upon the streets was at once remarked, and numbers busied themselves in finding out who and what...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1786 - 478 pages
...will fet himfelf doggedly* to it." I here began to indulge old Scottish fentiments, and to exprefs a warm regret, that, by our Union .with England, we were no more ; — our independent kingdom was loft. — Johnfon. " Sir, never talk of your independency, who could let your Queen remain twenty years...
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The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer, Volume 8

James Anderson - 1792 - 386 pages
...the right owner. If a single woman is li-i centious, you will rarely find her faithful in mar* riage. A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it. "fo be continued. VERSES ON HAPPINESS. Far the Bee. T. s there a man who ne'er has sorrow known, Nor...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...16, 1773), that when 'somebody talked of happy moments for composition,' Johnson said : — ' Nay, a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.' Reynolds, who avowed how much he had learnt from Johnson (ante, p. 284), says much the same in his...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...strong confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere4, that 'a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it';' for, notwithstanding his constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour in carrying...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere,5 that " a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it ;" for, notwithstanding his constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour in...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1807 - 496 pages
...attending upon him. Somebody talked of happy moments for composition ; and how a man can write at one time, and not at another. — " Nay, (said Dr. Johnson)...never talk of your independency, who could let your Oueen remain twenty years in captivity, and then be put to death, without even a pretence of justice,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere, 7 that "a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it;" for, notwithstanding his constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour in carrying...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere, that " a man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly toit;" for, notwithstanding his coustitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour...
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