 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 678 pàgines
...Johnson, who received it with >-f«t good humour; and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen '.'at he would alter the epitaph in any manner they pleased as to the i -nse of it, but he 'could never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Ab'oey with an English... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pàgines
...received it with great good humour ; and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen that he would alter th« epitaph in any manner they pleased as to the sense of it ; but be would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English. epitaph: and observing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pàgines
...Burke. " Sir Joshua agreed to carry it tq Dr. Johnson, who received it with great good humour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he...of it ; but he would never consent to disgrace the watts of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription ." •' ' ' i Tom Davies, the bookseller, in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pàgines
...endeavoured to argue in favour 1776. sired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would *j£^~^ alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to...never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster 4bbey, ivith an English inscription. " I consider this Round Robin as a species of literary curiosity... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pàgines
...who received it vtith mach good humour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he wonld alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it : bat he would never content to disgrace the walla of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pàgines
...us clerk. Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with much good humour, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he...Westminster Abbey with an English inscription. I consider thin Round Robin as a species of literary curiosity worth preserving, as it marks, in a certain degree,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pàgines
...of " Poetce, Historici, Physici," it surely not right; for as to his claim to the last of those and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he...any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it; but hewould never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey, with an English inscription. " I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pàgines
...of literary curiosity worth preserving, as it marks, in a certain degree, Dr. Johnson's character." alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to...of it; but he would never consent to disgrace the ivalls of Westminster 'Abbey, with an English inscription. My readers are presented with a faithful... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 458 pàgines
...clerk. " Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with much good humour,2 and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the 5 He however, upon seeing Dr. Warton's name to the suggestion, that the Epitaph should be in English,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pàgines
...noble seat, should have fallen into such a blunder. I suppose he has confounded the row with the deer. desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen that he would...but he would never consent to, disgrace the walls oj 'Westminster Abbey with an English inscription. " 1 consider this Mound Robin as a species of literary... | |
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Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with much good humour245, and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it; but he would never consent to disgrace... 
