 It is said that when Addison had suffered any vexation from the countess, he withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where he often sat late, and drank too much wine.  Works - Page 103by Samuel Johnson - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...countess, he withdrew the company from Luuon's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavem, where he often sat late and drank too much wine. In the bottle, discontent seeks for comfort, cow ,ardice for courage, and bashfulness fur confidence. It is not unlikely tba Addison was first seduced... | |
 | 1803 - 434 pages
...Addison had suffered any vexation fronj the countess, he -withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where...drank too much wine. In the bottle, discontent seeks lor comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence. It is not - unlikely that Addison... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...abilities, should steal upon esteem, though it misses of approbation. , ' Ibid. vol. 10, p. 628. f •WINE. In the bottle, discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for coniidence ; but who ever asked succour from Bac•chus, that was able to preserve himself from being... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...then dined at a tavern, and went afterwards to Button's*, where the wits of the time used to assemhle. From the coffeehouse he went again to a tavern, where...often sat late, and drank too much wine. " In the hottle," says JottNsoN, " discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and hash I'n 1 1 icss... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 pages
...when Addison had suffered any vexation from the countess, he withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where...was first seduced to excess by the manumission which ho obtained from the servile timidity of his sober hours. He that feels oppression from the presence... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...when Addison had suffered any vexation from the countess, he withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where he often sat Ь!Р, and drank too much wine. In the bottle, discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 pages
...Addison had suffered any vexation from the Countess, he withdrew the company from Button's house. " From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where...sat late, and drank too much wine. In the bottle," continues the doctor, " discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.... | |
 | Samuel Charters - 1815 - 110 pages
...colloquial powers. Johnson says of Addison that he drank too much wine, and thinks it not unlikely, that he was first seduced to excess by the manumission which...obtained from the servile timidity of his sober hours. Professor Arthur, whose bright talents were obscured by invincible bashfulness and hesitancy in speaking,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pages
...when Addison had suffered any vexation from the Countess, he withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where he often -sat late, and drank foo much wine. In the bottle, discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 428 pages
...when Addison had suffered any vexation from the countess, he withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where...wine. In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cow- j ardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence. / It is not unlikely that Addison was first... | |
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