 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 590 pages
...reception might have deterred me forever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained upon the field not wholly discomfited, and was soon...hearing some of his conversation, of which I preserved a short memorandum. . . . I was highly pleased with the extraordinary vigor of his conversation, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...might have deterred me for ever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained upon the field not wholly discomfited; and was soon...barbarous society, superiority of parts is of real consequence. Great strength or great wisdom is of much value to an individual. But in more polished... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 pages
...might have deterred me for ever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained a Whig.' I admired the virtues of Lord Russell, and pitied his fall. I author is greater in private life than other men. Uncommon parts require uncommon opportunities for... | |
 | Annie Barnett - 1900 - 1062 pages
...might have deterred me for ever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained upon the field not wholly discomfited ; and was soon rewarded by hearing some of his conversation. THE HOPEFULNESS OF LIFE I profess myself to have ever entertained a profound veneration for the astonishing... | |
 | Jean Ingelow - 1900 - 502 pages
...CHAPTER VIIL THEY MEET AN AUTHOR. " People may be taken in once, who imagine that an author it greater la private life than other men. Uncommon parts require uncommon opportunities for their exertion." DR. JOHNSON. MRS. HENFREY in taking leave of Amelia had expressed her pleasure at the prospect of shortly... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 542 pages
...reception might have deterred me forever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained upon the field not wholly discomfited, and was soon...hearing some of his conversation, of which I preserved a short memorandum. . . . I was highly pleased with the extraordinary vigor of his conversation, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1594 pages
...might have deterred me for ever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained upon the field not wholly discomfited ; and was soon...authour is greater in private life than other men. 1 That this was a momentary sally against Garrick there can be no doubt ; for at Johnson's desire he... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 452 pages
...might have deterred me for ever from making any further attempts. Fortunately, however, I remained upon the field not wholly discomfited ; and was soon rewarded by hearing some of his conversation. The second is an excerpt from Boswell's sketch of Johnson's personal peculiarities of tricks and habits... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 630 pages
...observations by which it was produced. " People (he remarked) may be taken in once, who imagine that an author is greater in private life than other men. Uncommon parts require uncommon o**" ^rtunities for their exertion. " In barbarous society, superiority of parts is of real consequence.... | |
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... that the hope which I had long indulged of obtaining his acquaintance was blasted. And, in truth, had not my ardour been uncommonly strong, and my resolution uncommonly persevering, so rough a reception might have deterred me for ever from making... 
