 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1844 - 480 pages
...the memory of the great actor, in the concluding passage of his Life of Edmund Smith, the poet : " At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will he long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Charles Churchill, William Tooke - 1844 - 400 pages
...Walmsley) table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such as are not often to be found ; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes, in which I have...some advantage from his friendship. " At this man's table2 I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions, such as are not often found... | |
 | Thomas Brown, David Welsh - 1846 - 580 pages
...find. Such was the amplitude of his learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it might be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage from his friendship."i It might be expected that my narrative should now become fuller and more interesting... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may o me." nun's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such as arc not often found... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1851 - 614 pages
...find. Such was the amplitude of his learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it might be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage from his friendship."1 It might be expected that my narrative should now become fuller and more interesting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have...has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 pages
...to find Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have...lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with l)r. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom 1 hoped to... | |
 | Charles Churchill, William Tooke - 1854 - 386 pages
...cheerfnl and instrnctive honrs, with companions snch as are not often to be fonnd ; with one who hns lengthened, and one who has gladdened life; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 pages
...to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness Of communication, that it may be doubted, whether a day now passes in which I have...has lengthened and one who has gladdened life; with t>r. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered, and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to... | |
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His acquaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know he could at least tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which... 
