| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - Страниц: 136
...quoted by Boswell. 17 31-32. Boswell considers it a strong confirmation of the truth of Johnson's remark that " a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it," that " notwithstanding his constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour in carrying... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - Страниц: 136
...quoted by Boswell. 17 31-32. Boswell considers it a strong confirmation of the truth of Johnson's remark that " a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it," that " notwithstanding his constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour in carrying... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1904 - Страниц: 136
...quoted by Boswell. 17 31-32. Boswell considers it a strong confirmation of the truth of Johnson's remark that " a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it," that " notwithstanding his constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labour in carrying... | |
| Arthur Carey, Frederic Allen Whiting, Huger Elliott, Carl Purington Rollins - 1903 - Страниц: 388
...composition ; and how a man can write at one time and not at another. ' Nay ' (said Dr. Johnson) ' a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it.' " — Boswell. "I 'M older 'n you, an' I 've seen things an' men, An' my experience, — tell ye wut... | |
| James Boswell - 1907 - Страниц: 626
...strong confirmation of the truth of a a-mark of his, which I have had occasion to quote else\vhere,§ that " a man may write at any time, if he will set...the stated calls of the press twice a week from the * I have heard Dr. Warton mention that he was at Mr. Robert Dodsley's with the late Mr. Moore, and... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 752
...strong confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere, that "a man may write at any time, if he will set...constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labor in carrying on his Dictionary, he answered the stated calls of the press twice a week from the... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 754
...strong confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere, that "a man may write at any time, if he will set...constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labor in carrying on his Dictionary, he answered the stated calls of the press twice a week from the... | |
| Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 744
...strong confirmation of the truth of a remark of his, which I have had occasion to quote elsewhere, that "a man may write at any time, if he will set...constitutional indolence, his depression of spirits, and his labor in carrying on his Dictionary, he answered the stated calls of the press twice a week from the... | |
| Erle Elsworth Clippinger - 1912 - Страниц: 408
...might conjure an awe-inspiring composition from the shadowy realms of thought. Boswell has said, " A man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly at it." The method of producing compositions which was prescribed by poor, patient, dogged Boswell... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1913 - Страниц: 622
...each coach (at Garrick's funeral) ? " " Madam, there were no more six horses than six Phoenixes." " A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it," said Johnson. Of Beauclerk, " No man was ever so free, when he was going to say a good thing, from... | |
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