 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have...has gladdened, life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pages
...doubted wliether a day now passes in which 1 have not some advantage from his friendship. At this mail's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours,...has gladdened, life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom 1 hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have...cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such as arc not often found, with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened, life ; with Dr. James,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...to fiud. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage from hb friendship. At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...to find. Such was iiis amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in phyiic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | 1812 - 474 pages
...memory, is written from the heart : I cannot resist transcribing it. r " At this man's (Mr. Walmsleys) table, I " enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours " with companions, such as are not often to be " found: with one who has heightened, and " who has gladdened life: with Dr. James, " whose skill... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 540 pages
...the character of thf former. "At this man's table," says the hiographer, speaking of Mr. Walmsley, " I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered : and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | 1814 - 538 pages
...the character of the former. " At this man's table," says the biographer, speaking of Mr. Walmsley, " I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered : and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness ef intelligence, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage fr»m his friendship *." In his abhorrence of whiggism he has imputed to his friend and benefactor... | |
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His acquaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know he could at least tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which... 
