 was particular in this writer, that when he had taken his resolution or made his plan for what he designed to write, he would walk about a room and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease as any one could write it down, and attend to the...  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 82by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
 | 1733 - 136 pages
...than a week's time ; for this was particular in this writer, that when he had taken his refolution, or made his plan for what he defigned to write, he...down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of what he didlated. . I have been often tlus employed by him, &c." [T] Which hai been oppofed to that of Mr.... | |
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...time. " For this, continues he, was particular in this Wfiiet, that when he had taken his reColution, or made his plan for what he defigned to write, he...down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of what he dicta'red." By the Great be was always revered and efteemed. To attempt the reckoning up his friends... | |
 | 796 pages
...his plan for what he deligned to write, he would walk about a room, and tíldate it into langnage, with as much freedom and eafe as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grarnmarof what he dictated." By the Great he was always revered and efleemed. To attempt the reckoning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
..." This," fays Steele, " was " particular in this writer, that, when " he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to •'' write,...language with as " much freedom and eafe as any one t1 could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence and grammar .of what ".he.didated." "w . Pope,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...This," fays Steele, " was " particular in this writer, that, when *•* he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to " write,....dictate it into language with- as ** much freedom arid eafe as any one " could write it down, and attend' to *< the coherence and grammar of what M he... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...This," fays Steele, " was ** particular in this writer, that, when f( he had taken his refolution, or made "his plan for what he defigned to " write,...about a room, " and dictate it into 'language with .is '*' rhudh -freedom and eafe as any one <f could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
..." This," fays Steele, " was particular *' in this writer, that, when he had taken " his refolution, or made his plan for what " he defigned to write, he would walk about " a room, and ditflate it into language with " as much freedom and eafe as any one could " write it down, and attend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
..." This," fays Steele, " was particular " in this writer, that, when he had taken " his refolution, or made his plan for what *« he defigned to write, he would walkabout " a room, and dictate it into language with " as much freedom and eafe as any one could "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pages
...This," fays Steele, " was particular '* in this writer, that, when he had taken *' his refolution, or made his plan for what '' he defigned to write, he would walk about tf a room, and dictate it into language with 4* as much freedom and eafe as any one could ." write... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 560 pages
...he had taken his refolution, or made his plan for what he defigned towrite, he would walk about the room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom...it down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of wliat he dictated. I have bees often thus employed by him, and never took it into my head, though he... | |
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