 I have to mention, that the late Mr. Strahan the printer told me, that Johnson wrote it, that with the profits he might defray the expense of his mother's funeral, and pay some little debts which she had left. He told Sir Joshua Reynolds, that he composed...  The British Essayists;: Idler - Side xav Alexander Chalmers - 1808Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sider
...he might defray the expence of his mother's funeral, and pay some little debts which she had left. He told Sir Joshua Reynolds that he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and had never since read it over'. Mr. Strahan, Mr. Johnston,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 sider
...he might defray the expence of his mother's funeral, and pay some little debts which she had left. He told Sir Joshua Reynolds that he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and had never since read it over. Mr. Strahan, Mr. Johnston,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sider
...he might defray the expence of his mother's funeral, and pay some little debts which she had left. He told Sir Joshua Reynolds that he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and had never since read it over\ Mr. Strahan, Mr. Johnston,... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1820 - 540 sider
...her funeral, he wrote his romance of " Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia." According to his own account, he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and never re-perused it when finished. It is, however, one... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 sider
...properly reminds me, « his stead; and intelligent fiiend, Mr. STRAHAN." •without much foundation, have often been found to embitter the loss of parents....or lapses of memory, and to neglect without injury he precautions which all writers have found necessary in order to compose a regular whole. Nor was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 sider
...her funeral, he wrote his romance of " Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia." According to his own account, he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and never re-perused it when finished. It is, however, one... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 sider
...expence of his mother's funeral, and pay 1g^ some little debts which she had left. He told Sir 50.' Joshua Reynolds, that he composed it in the evenings of one week, 9 sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and had never since read it over.' Mr. Strahan,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 sider
...profits he might defray the expence of her funeral, and pay some little debts which he had contracted. He told Sir Joshua Reynolds that he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and had never since read it over. He received for the copy... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 sider
...t No. 1M. Promptitude in the execution of his task, there* fore, became a duty ; and he declared to Sir Joshua Reynolds, that " he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, and had never since read it over !" The sum obtained from... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 sider
...t No. 126. Promptitude in the execution of his task, therefore, became a duty.; and he declared to Sir Joshua Reynolds, that " he composed it in the evenings of one week, sent it to the press in portions as it was written, apd had never since read it over!" The sum obtained from the... | |
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