| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 678 pages
...Johnson, who received it with >-f«t good humour; and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen '.'at he would alter the epitaph in any manner they pleased as to the i -nse of it, but he 'could never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Ab'oey with an English... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...Doctor himself/ Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with great good humour ; and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen that he would alter th« epitaph in any manner they pleased as to the sense of it ; but be would never consent to disgrace... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...Edm. Burke. " Sir Joshua agreed to carry it tq Dr. Johnson, who received it with great good humour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that...of it ; but he would never consent to disgrace the watts of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription ." •' ' ' i Tom Davies, the bookseller, in... | |
| James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...endeavoured to argue in favour 1776. sired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would *j£^~^ alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to...never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster 4bbey, ivith an English inscription. " I consider this Round Robin as a species of literary curiosity... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...who received it vtith mach good humour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he wonld alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it : bat he would never content to disgrace the walla of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription.... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...officiate us clerk. Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with much good humour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that...Westminster Abbey with an English inscription. I consider thin Round Robin as a species of literary curiosity worth preserving, as it marks, in a certain degree,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...epithets of " Poetce, Historici, Physici," it surely not right; for as to his claim to the last of those and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that...any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it; but hewould never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey, with an English inscription. " I... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...of literary curiosity worth preserving, as it marks, in a certain degree, Dr. Johnson's character." alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to...of it; but he would never consent to disgrace the ivalls of Westminster 'Abbey, with an English inscription. My readers are presented with a faithful... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 458 pages
...officiate as clerk. " Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with much good humour,2 and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the 5 He however, upon seeing Dr. Warton's name to the suggestion, that the Epitaph should be in English,... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pages
...noble seat, should have fallen into such a blunder. I suppose he has confounded the row with the deer. desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen that he would...but he would never consent to, disgrace the walls oj 'Westminster Abbey with an English inscription. " 1 consider this Mound Robin as a species of literary... | |
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