 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...the mereft ftatue of a man that I have ever feen. I once dined in company with him, and all he faid during the whole time was no more than Richard. How a man fhould fay only Richard, it is not eafy to imagine. But it was thus: Dr. Douglas was talking of Dr.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...the mereft fiatue of a man that I have ever feen. I once dined in company with him, and all he faid during the whole time was no more than Richard. How a man fhould fay only Richard, it is not cafy to imagine. But it was thus : Dr. Douglas was talking of Dr.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...virtue." " Demosthenes Taylor, as he was called (that is, the Editor of Demosthenes)," said Johnson, " was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man...with him, and all he said during the whole time was 110 more than Richard. How a man should say only Richard, it is not easy to imagine. But it was thus:... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 754 pages
...Doctor's fame for learning was celebrated all over Germany. There was no occasion to say more." TF t " In a conversation at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, Dr. Johnson...dined in company with him ; and all he said during the w hole time was no more than Kichnrd. How a man should say only Richard, it is not easy to imagine.... | |
 | John Nichols - Authors, English - 1812 - 758 pages
...more." TF •f- " In a conversation at Sir Joshua Reynolds'*, Dr. Johnson said, " Demosthenes Tmjlor was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man,...all he said during the whole time was no more than Itidmrd. How a man should say only Richard, it is not easy to imagine. But it was thus : Dr. Douglas... | |
 | Joseph Nightingale - 1813 - 436 pages
...thi§ eminent scholar : " Demosthenes Taylor, 33 hp was called, (that is, the editor of Demosthenes,) was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man,...have ever seen. I once dined in company with him, and ajl he said during the whole time, was no more than Richard, How a man should say only Richard, it... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...us." He proceeded ; — " Demosthenes Taylor, as he was called, (that is, the Editor of Demosthenes) was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man...have ever seen. I once dined in company with him, and ail he said during the whole time was no more than Richard. How a man should say only Richard, it is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...as he wag called, (that is, the Editor of Demosthenes) was the most silent man, the merest statu» of a man that I have ever seen. I once dined in company...during the whole time was no more than Richard. How u man should say only Itichard, it is not easy to imagine. But it was thus : Dr. Douglas was talking... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pages
...us." He proceeded ; — " Demosthenes Taylor, as he was called, (that is, the Editor of Demosthenes) was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man that 1 hare ever seen. I once dined in company with him, and all he said during the whole time was no more... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...us." He proceeded ; — " Demosthenes Taylor, as he was called (that is, the Editor of Demosthenes), was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man,...more than Richard. How a man should say only Richard, 1 [Samuel Musgrave, MD Editor of Euripides, and authour of " Dissertations on the Grecian Mythology,"... | |
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Demosthenes), was the most silent man, the merest statue of a man that I have ever seen. I once dined in company with him, and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard. How a man should say only Richard, it is not easy to imagine. 
