 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...reason to repent of his temerity. " Why, Sir, did you go to Mrs. Abington's benefit? Did you aee ?" JOHNSON : " No, Sir." " Did you hear?" JOHNSON: "No,...that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." Next morning I won a small bet from Lady Diana Beauclerk, by asking him as to one of his particularities,... | |
 | George Moir - 1827 - 466 pages
..." Did you hear ?" Johnson. " No, sir." — M Why, then, sir, did you go ?" Johnson. " Because, BIT, she is a favourite of the public ; and when the public...that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." Dr Burney having remarked, that Mr Garrick was beginning to look old, Johnson said, " WThy, sir, yon... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 pages
...sir, did you go?" JOHNSON. " Because, sir, she is a favourite of the publick ; and when the publick cares the thousandth part for you that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." Next morning I won a small bet from Lady Diana Beauclerk, by asking him as to one of his particularities,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 pages
...sir, did you go ? " JOHNSON. " Because, sir, she is a favourite of the publick ; and when the publick cares the thousandth part for you that it does for her, I will go to you)4 benefit too." Next morning I won a small bet from Lady Diana Beauclerk, by asking him as to one... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 374 pages
...accustomed virum volitare per ora." On Friday, 31st March, I supped with him and some friends at a tavern. One of the company (') attempted, with too much forwardness,...that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." Next morning I won a small bet from Lady Diana Beauclerk, by asking him as to one of his particularities,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...JoHNS0N. " No, Sir." " Did you hear?" JOHNSON. " No, Sir." " Why then, Sir, did you go? " JOHXSON. " Because, Sir, she is a favourite of the public; and...that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." Next morning I won a small bet from Lady Diana Beauclerk, by asking him as to one of his particularities,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1858 - 464 pages
...had reason to repent of his temerity. " Why, Sir, did you go to Mrs. Abington's benefit ? Didjousee?" JOHNSON. " No, Sir." "Did you hear ?" JOHNSON. " No,...that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." Next morning I won a small bet from Lady Diana Beauelerk, by asking him as to one of his particularities,... | |
 | Emily Faithfull - 1863 - 592 pages
...then, sir, did you go?" " Because, sir, she is a favourite of the public, and when the public cares a thousandth part for you that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." This gathering of " the wits " — the stars of the Literary Club, the great lights of the House of Commons... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...go ? "— -Johr son. " Because, sir, she is a favourite of the public ; and when the public cares a thousandth part for you that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too." — BosweJl, 440. I ASKED if Bruce, the Abyssinian traveller, was not a man of sense ? — Johnson.... | |
 | Charles Robert Leslie, Tom Taylor - 1865 - 676 pages
...sir, did you go ? " " Because, sir, she is a favourite with the public, and when the public cares a thousandth part for you that it does for her I will go to your benefit too." Apropos of these Thrale dinners, Dr. Campbell gives us a description of the fare and service at Southwark... | |
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JOHNSON. " Because, Sir, she is a favourite of the public ; and when the public cares the thousandth part for you that it does for her, I will go to your benefit too. 
