 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 ページ
...adding, with a fmile (in allufion to Lord Eliot's having recently been raifed to the peerage,) " I 2 did did not think a young Lord could have mentioned to me a book in the Englifh h'iftory that was not known to me." An addition to our company came after we went up to the... | |
 | 1808 - 1016 ページ
...truth, that he could not doubt its authenticity j adding, with a smile, in allusion to Lord Elhot's having been recently raised to the Peerage, " I did...in the English history, that was not known to me." — Boswelfs Life of Johnson. Mr Henry Weber is preparing an edition of "" The Battle of FloddonField,"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 ページ
...doubt of its authenticity ; adding, with a smile, (in allusion to Lord Eliot's having recently been raised to the peerage,) ' I did not think a young...in the English history that was not known to me." An addition to our company came after we went up to the drawing room ; Dr. Johnson seemed to rise in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 ページ
...doubt of its authenticity ; adding, with a smile, (in allusion to Lord Eliot's having recently been raised to the peerage,) " I did not think a young...in the English history that was not known to me." An addition to our company came after we went up to the drawing room ; Dr. Johnson seemed to rise in... | |
 | Daniel Defoe, George Carleton - 1808 - 516 ページ
...not doubt its authenticity ; adding, with a smile, in allusion to Lord Elliot's having recently been raised to the peerage, I did not think a young Lord...in the English history that was not known to me." — Boszccli's Life of Johnson. A short sketch of the life of this celebrated General may be no unpleasing... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 ページ
...smile, in allusion to Lord Elliot's having been lately raised to the peerage, I did not think that a young Lord could have mentioned to me a book in the English history that wus not known tome. Carleton was a military officer, and as may be judged from his work, of considerable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 ページ
...doubt of its authenticity ; adding, with a smile, (in allusion to Lord Eliot's having recently been raised to the peerage,) I did not think a young Lord...book in the English history that was not known to me. An addition to our company came after we went up to the drawingroom ; Dr. Johnson seemed to rise in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 ページ
...adding, with a smile, (in allusion to Lord Eliot's having recently been raised to the ¡:tt.nigr,J I did not think a young Lord could have mentioned to me a book m the English history that was not known to me. An addition to our company came after we went up to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 ページ
...(in allusion to Lord Eliot's having recently J«en raised to the peerage), " I did not think a y«"ng Lord could have mentioned to me a book in the English history that was not known to me." An addition to our company came after we went up to the drawing-room ; Dr. Johnson seemed to rise in... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 382 ページ
...(in allusion to Lord Eliot's having recently l>een raised to the peerage), '* I did not think a ynwig Lord could have mentioned to me a book in the English history that was not known to me." An addition to our company came after we went up to the drawing-room ; Dr. Johnson seemed to rise in... | |
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Reynolds that he was going to bed when it came, but was so much pleased with it, that he sat up till he had read it through, and found in it such an air of truth, that he could not doubt... 
