 | 1785 - 522 Seiten
...always taking (ubfcriptiont; and that he prefentcd Foote to a club, in the following fineular manner: " This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately...murdering his brother." In the evening I introduced to Mr. Johnlon two good friends of mine, Mr. William Nairne, Advocate, and Mr. Hamilton of Sundrum, my neighbour... | |
 | James Boswell - 1785 - 546 Seiten
...taking fubfcriptions ; and that he prefented Foote to a Club, in the following fingular manner ; " This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately...murdering his brother." In the evening I introduced to Mn Johnfon* two good friends of mine, Mr. William Nairne, Advocate, and Mr. Hamilton of Sundrum, my... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 Seiten
...taking subscriptions ; and that he presented Foote to a Club, in the following singular manner : ' This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately hung in chains for murdering his brother1.' In the evening I introduced to Mr. Johnson1 two good To find a thought, which just shewed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 Seiten
...taking subscriptions ; and that he presented Foote to a Club, in the following singular manner : " This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately hung in chains for murdering his brother." * If due attention were paid to this observation, there would be more virtue, even in Politicks. What... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 492 Seiten
...age am confirmed in that belief by a Fell, nay, by a third, has more ppwer than some chopse tp allow. In the evening I introduced to Mr. Johnson* two good...another of his heterodox opinions, — a contempt of tragick acting. He said, " the action of all players in tragedy is had. It should be a man's study... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 Seiten
...age am confirmed in that belief by a Fell, nay, by a Hurd, ha& more power than some choose to allow. In the evening I introduced to Mr. Johnson* two good...passed, except that Dr. Johnson displayed another of hi% heterodox opinions, — a contempt of tragick acting. He said, " the action of all players in tragedy... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 Seiten
...stage of political depravity." he presented Foote to a club in the following singular Tour to manner: " This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately...brother '." In the evening I introduced to Mr. Johnson 2 two good friends of mine, Mr. William Nairne, advocate, and Mr. Hamilton of Sundrum, my neighbour... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 Seiten
...always taking subscriptions; and that he presented Foote to a club in the following singular manner: " This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately hung in chains for murdering his brother a." 1 If due attention were paid to this observation, there would be more virtue even in politicks.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1834 - 590 Seiten
...so strange a person as to have introduced Foote to a club in the following singular manner : — ' This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately hung in chains for murdering his brother.' But this loo passed off without inquiry or observation : at last, Mr. Croker, in editing Boswell, and... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1834 - 600 Seiten
...so strange a person as to have introduced Foote to a club in the following singular manner : — ' This is the nephew of the gentleman who was lately hung in chains for murdering his brother.' But this too passed off without inquiry or observation : at last, Mr. Croker, in editing Boswell, and... | |
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He told us of Cooke, who translated Hesiod, and lived twenty years on a translation of Plautus, for which he was always taking subscriptions; and that he presented Foote to a Club, in the following singular manner: 'This is the nephew of the gentleman... 
