 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus : ' Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street*.' — Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus : " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street.'' — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus : ' Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street''.' — Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...notions com- 40. monly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus ; " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called Grub-street."—" Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborions task. Thns; s' Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 388 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus : " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus ; " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub -street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus ; " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 852 pages
...GRU'HULE. vn See To GRABBLE. GRU'BSTREET. n. .-. Originally the name of a street near Moor-tieldsin London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called grubstreet. Gay. To GRUDGE, va [grouclucr. old Fr.] To envy;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...the notions commonly entertained of his own laborious task. Thus, "Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called Grub-street" — , " lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries,... | |
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Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called Grub-street" — , " lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge. 
