 Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings, but in...  La Belle Assemblée - Page 2001806Full view - About this book
 | 1850 - 346 pages
...climates and degrees in their way of thinking and conversing together.' — Addisnn, Spectator, No. 403. ' If you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of the City, you must not be satisfied ' I had a card from Lady Caroline Petersham to go with her to Vauxhall.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 pages
...ago seen whitc-robcd innocence, and flowerbcspangled meads" Talking of London, he observed, " Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude...satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings,... | |
 | Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy - 1884 - 326 pages
...very animated appearance, yet the full tide of human existence was Charing Cross. ' But,' he said, ' if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude...satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 pages
...than your exports, and you'll never go far wrong." XIIL LONDON. OF London, Johnson observed : " Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of the city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the... | |
 | Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy - 1885 - 306 pages
...very animated appearancer yet the full tide of human existence was Charing Cross. ' But,' he said, ' if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this cityr you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 598 pages
...ago seen white-robed innocence, and flower-bespangled meads.'~ Talking of London, he observed, ' Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be 1 See ante, p. 350, note. Aug. 2, 1763, and Oct. 26, 1769. satisfied 422 The immensity of London. [AD1763.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 574 pages
...seen white-robed innocence, and flower-bespangled •meads' Talking of London, he observed, ' Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be ' See ante, p. 350, note. * See post, Aug. 2, 1763, and Oct. 26, 1769. satisfied with seeing its great... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...seen •whiterobed innocence tt\&ß<rwer-bespangled mfods.n Talking of London, he observed, " Sir, valuable additions to Dr. Johnson's work, he justly...'• Di-visum, imperium cum Jove Cäsar habet." "T must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings,... | |
 | Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy - 1897 - 362 pages
...very animated appearance, yet the full tide of human existence was Charing Cross. " But," he said, " if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude...satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...ago seen whiterobed innocence, and flower-bespangled meads." Talking of London, he observed, " Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude...satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the shewy evolutions of buildings,... | |
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