| James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...mean to teach ?' Befides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country by his narrow exertions. Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to fhew light at Calais." Talking of a young man who was uneafy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...mean to teach?" Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais*.' Talking of a young man* who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...mean to teach ?' Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais." • Talking of a young man who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...mean to teach?" Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais'.' Talking of a young man* who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...mean fo teach ?" Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais.'-' Talking of a young man who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...mean to teach ?' Beside, sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning...farthing candle at Dover, to show light at Calais." Talking of a barrister, who had a bad utterance, someone, to rouse Johnson, wickedly said, that he... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exer. tions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to show light at Calais." Talking of a barrister, who had a bad utterance, some one, to rouse Johnson, wickedly said, that he... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...mean to teach ?' Besides, sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais." Talking of a young man who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...mean to teach ? ' Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais." Talking of a young man who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...mean to teach ? ' Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to shew light at Calais." Talking of a young man who was uneasy from thinking that he was very deficient... | |
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