 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...That ft a man of sense could not meet Mr. Burke by * See Johnson's Epitaph on him, in this volume. " accident, under a gateway to avoid a shower, " without...convinced that he was the first "man in England." Johnson felt not only kindness, but zeal and ardour for his friends. He did every thing in his power... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...UTINAM NOSTEH ESSEX 1" From that time his constant observation was, " That a man of sense could not meet Mr. Burke by accident, under a gateway to avoid...being convinced that he was the first man in England." Johnson felt not only kindness, but zeal and ardour for his friends. lie did every thing in his power... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...several years before; and from that time, his constant observation was, " that a man of sense could not meet Mr Burke by accident under a gate-way to avoid...being convinced that he was the first man in England." Being now, by the well-bestowed munificence of his Sovereign, in possession of an income which freed... | |
 | England - 1833 - 1006 pages
...He had a great assimilating mind. Johnson's often-recorded expression, " that no man of sense would meet Mr Burke by accident under a gateway, to avoid...being convinced that he was the first man in England," found a striking illustration, a few years after, in the testimony of an utter stranger. Burke, in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 368 pages
...uti/iam noster esset!" From that time his constant observation was, " That a man of sense could not meet Mr Burke by accident, under a gateway to avoid...being convinced that he was the first man in England." Johnson felt not only kindness, but zeal and ardour for his friends. He did every thing in his power... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 442 pages
...UTINAM NOSTER ESSET!" From that time his constant observation was, " That a man of sense could not meet Mr. Burke by accident, under a gateway to avoid...being convinced that he was the first man in England." Johnson felt not only kindness, but zeal andardour for his friends. He did every thing in his power... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...has in the world. Take up whatever topic you please, he is ready to meet you." Often did he repeat " That no man of sense could meet Mr. Burke by accident under a gateway, to avoid a showeri without being convinced that he was the first man in England." A frequent question to Mr. Murphy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 pages
...utinarn noster esset !' " From that time, his constant observation was, " that a man of sense could not meet Mr. Burke, by accident, under a gateway, to avoid...convinced, that he was the first man in England." Johnson felt not only kindness, but zeal and ardour for his friends. He did every thing in his power... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...utinam noster esset !' " From that time, his constant observation was, " that a man of sense could not meet Mr. Burke, by accident, under a gateway, to avoid...convinced, that he was the first man in England." Johnson felt not only kindness, but zeal and ardour for his friends. He did every thing in his power... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...has in the world. Take up whatever topic you please, he is ready to meet you." Often did he repeat, " That no man of sense could meet Mr. Burke by accident...being convinced that he was the first man in England." " Burke, Sir," said he at another time, " ih such a man, that if you met him for the first time in... | |
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That no man of sense could meet Mr. Burke by accident under a gateway, to avoid a shower, without being convinced that he was the first man in England. 
