 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1786 - 314 Seiten
...granting literary afliftance to others, I think ; and innumerable are the prefaces, fermons, lectures, and dedications which he ufed to make for people who...for having been fo diligent of late between Dodd's fermon and Kelly's prologue, that Dr. Johnfon replied, " Why, Sir, when they come to me with a dead... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1786 - 328 Seiten
...dedications which, he ufed to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related in his and rny hearing one day, and he did not deny it, that when...for having been fo diligent of late between Dodd's fermon and Kelly's prologue^ that Dr. Johnfon replied, " Why, Sir, when they come to me with a dead... | |
 | 1789 - 388 Seiten
...him. Mr. Murphy related in his and my hearing one day, and he did not deny it, that when Murphy joke4 him the week before for having been fo diligent of late between Dodd's fermon and Kelly's prologue, that Dr. Johnfon replied—" Why Sir, when they come to me with a " dead... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 Seiten
...lectures, and dedications, which he, used to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related in hii- and my hearing one day, and he did not deny it, that when Murphy joked him the week tefere for having been so diligent of late between Uodd-s sermon and Kelly's prologue, that Dr. Johnson... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 Seiten
...others, I think ; and innumerable are the prefaces, sermons, lectures, and dedications, which he used to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related...when Murphy joked him the week before for having been so diligent of late between Dodd's sermon and Kelly's prologue, that Dr. Johnson replied, "Why, sir,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 Seiten
...lectures, and dedications, which he used to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related in his hearing one day, and he did not deny it, that when Murphy joked him the week before for having been so diligent of late between Dodd's sermon and Kelly's prologue, Dr. Johnson replied, " Why, sir, when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 Seiten
...lectures, and dedications, which he used to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related in his hearing one day, and he did not deny it, that when Murphy joked him the week before for having been so diligent of late between Dodd's sermon and Kelly's prologue, Dr. Johnson replied, " Why, sir, when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 Seiten
...others, I think ; and innumerable are the prefaces, sermons, lectures, and dedications which he used to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related...when Murphy joked him the week before for having been so diligent of late between Dodd's sermon and Kelly's prologue, that Dr. Johnson replied, " Why, Sir,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 Seiten
...virtue's flame, And mirth was bounty with an humbler name." (1) ( 1 ) Mr. Murphy related in Dr. Johnson's hearing- one day, and he did not deny it, that when Murphy joked him for having been so diligent of late between Dodd's sermon and Kelly's prt> logue, Dr. Johnson replied,... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 Seiten
...others, I think ; and innumerable are the prefaces, sermons, lectures, and dedications which he used to make for people who begged of him. Mr. Murphy related...when Murphy joked him the week before for having been so diligent of late between Dodd's sermon and Kelly's prologue, that Dr. Johnson replied, " Why, Sir,... | |
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Why, Sir, when they come to me with a dead stay-maker and a dying parson, what can a man do?" He said, however, that "he hated to give away literary performances, or even to sell them too cheaply: the next generation... 
