 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...'from no materials at all — the mere coinage of his own imagination ' (post, under Dec. 9, 1784). ' He never wrote any part of his works with equal velocity....most persons could have transcribed that quantity ' (#.). According to Hawkins (Life, p. 99), ' His practice was to shut himself up in a room assigned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...im-" " posing upon the world, though they were " frequently written from very slender mate" rials, and often from none at all, the mere " coinage of his own imagination." He added, * Before this authentic communication, Mr. Nichols had given in the volume of the Gentleman's... | |
 | 1809 - 562 pages
...be was imposfug upon the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often from none at all, the mere coinage of his own imagination. He never," the good man added, " wrote any part of his work with equal velocity. Three columns of the Magazine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...he was imposing upon the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often from none at all, the mere coinage of his own imagination." He added, " that he never wrote any part of his work with equal velocity. Three columns of the Magazine... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 554 pages
...he was imposing upon the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often from none at all, the mere coinage of his own imagination. " He never," the good man added, " wrote any part of his work with equal velocity. Three columns of the Magazine... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...velocity. Three column« of the Magazine, in au hour, was no uncommon effort, which we* fatter tli:in most persons could have transcribed that quantity....friend Cave, he always spoke with great affection. Yes, (said be,) Cave, (who never looked out of lib window, but with a view te the Gentleman'« Magazine,)... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...he was imposing upon the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often from none at all, the mere coinage of his own imagination." He added, " that he never wrote any part of his work with equal velocity. Three columns of the Magazine... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...was imposing upon., the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often from none at all,— the mere coinage of his...most persons could have transcribed that quantity. " When talking of a regular edition of his own works, he said, that he had power [from the bookmy part... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...he was imposing upon the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often from none at all, — the mere coinage of his...could have transcribed that quantity. " Of his friend Cavje, he always spoke with great affection. ' Yet, (said he,) Cave, (who never looked out of his window,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...wrote any part of his work with equal velocity. Three columns of the Magazine in an hour," he said, " was no uncommon effort ; which was faster than most persons could have transcribed that quantity. In one day in particular, and that not a very long one, he wrote twelve pages, more in quantity than... | |
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Debates were the only part of his writings which then gave him any compunction : but that at the time he wrote them, he had no conception he was imposing upon the world, though they were frequently written from very slender materials, and often, from... 
