...by Dr. Johnson as "originally the name of a street in Moornelds in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called drub Street." According to Courlhope the allusion here is probably " to the Grub Street Journal, the...

...own laborious task. Thus : " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers it. " I am sure," said she, " they have affected me."...— "Why," said Johnson smiling, and rolling himsel — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless dnidge? At the time when he was concluding...

...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 Grubstreet." — "Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, & harmless drudge." At the time when he was concluding...

...Street, «. s., originally the name of a street near Moorfields, in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called Grub Street. — Johnson's Dictionary. Let Budgell charge low Grub Street with his quill. — Pope....

...Johnson defines as 'originally the name of a street near Moor-fields in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems;...whence any mean production is called grubstreet'. Goldsmith knew the poverty and humiliations of such lives well and was bitterly resentful as his letters...

...identified. 2 'Originally the name of a street near Moorfields in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called "grubstrcct" (Johnson). It ran north out of Fore Street to Chiswell Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without....

...street in London described by Dr. Samuel Johnson in his Dictionary (1755) as "much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems,...whence any mean production is called grubstreet." 252 bowsplitt: Bowsprit, a large spar that projects from the forward part of the vessel. Feykes: Robert...

...The Poems of Jonathan Swift, ed. H.Williams (1958). Moorfields in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems,...whence any mean production is called grubstreet." 34 Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write. ANTHONY TROLLOPE, (1815-1882) British...

...Grub Street was "originally the name of a street near Moorfields in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubst reel. " The term came to mean literary hackwork. 6) Yclept] Called. 70-71 th' all-conqu'ring...

...'Gruh Street was originally the name ol'a street near Mooctields in London. unnh inhahited by writers of small histories. dictionaries. and temporary poems. whence any mean production is called grubstrecC ' ie the Nageli edition. By the way. in the Edition above mentioned. a double; is contradicted....