 ... thinking how different a place London is to different people. They, whose narrow minds are contracted to the consideration of some one particular pursuit, view it only through that medium. A politician thinks of it merely as the seat of government...  The British Prose Writers - Page 1101821Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...thinks of it merely as the feat of government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vaft market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a prodigious deal of bufmefs is done upon 'Change ; a dramatick enthufiaft, as the grand fcene of theatrical entertainments... | |
 | 1794 - 518 pages
...thinks of it merely as a seat of Government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle; a mercantile man, as a place where a prodigious...intellectual man is struck with it, as comprehending the vibole of human life in all its 'variety, the contemplation of which is inexhaustible. LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...thinks of it merely as the feat of government in its different departments; a grazier as a vaft market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a prodigious deal of bufmefs is done upon 'Change ; a dramatic enthufiaft, a< the grand fcene of theatrical entertainments... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...Fertility of yohnsoris mind. 489 where a prodigious deal of business is done upon 'Change ; a dramatick enthusiast, as the grand scene of theatrical entertainments...with it, as comprehending the whole of human life in all its variety, the contemplation of which is inexhaustible1. On Wednesday, July 6, he was engaged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...2, 1763, and Oct. 26, 1769. where a prodigious deal of business is done upon 'Change ; a dramatick enthusiast, as the grand scene of theatrical entertainments...with it, as comprehending the whole of human life in all its variety, the contemplation of which is inexhaustible'. On Wednesday, July 6, he was engaged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...of it merely as the seat of government irf its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a...prodigious deal of business is done upon 'Change ; a dramatick enthusiast, as the grand scene of theatrical entertainments ; a man of pleasure, as an assemblage... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...it? What is waste?"—JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, breaking bottles and a thousand other things. Waste cannot man, as a place where a prodigious deal of business...with it, as comprehending the whole of human life in all its variety, the contemplation of which is inexhaustible." M 2 be accurately told, though we... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...thinks of it merely as the seat of government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a...prodigious deal of business is done upon 'Change ; a dramatick enthusiast, as the grand scene of theatrical entertainments ; a man of pleasure, as an assemblage... | |
 | 1812 - 594 pages
...thinks of it merely as a seat of government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a...with it, as comprehending the -whole of human life in all its variety, the contemplation of which is inexhaustible. THE VIPER AND THE LEECH. We both prick,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...thinks of it merely as the seat of government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a...pleasure, as an assemblage of taverns, and the great emporinm for ladiea of easy virtue : but the intellectual man is struck with it, as comprehending the... | |
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