 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1891 - 320 pages
...great many of your countrymen cannot help.' This stroke stunned me a good deal; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...might come next. He then addressed himself to Davies: ' AVhat do you think of Garrick ? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams.' Eager... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 492 pages
...me again, the child 3 shall carry it. For bringing Mrs. Swynfen 4, 1 know not well how to attempt ' He then addressed himself to Davies : " What do you...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 660 pages
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 670 pages
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 590 pages
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...what might come next. He then addressed himself to Mr. Davies : " What do you think of Garrick ? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams,... | |
 | Longman (Firm) - 1899 - 296 pages
...little embarrassed, and apprehensive of what might come next. He then addressed himself to Davies : 60 " What do you think of Garrick ? He has refused me an...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 pages
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat that it should be pronounced so as to rhyme to seat,...the best speaker in the House of Commons, differing would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, 1 ventured... | |
 | Annie Barnett - 1900 - 1060 pages
...great many of your country men cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal ; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...great many of your countrymen cannot help." This stroke stunned me a good deal; and when we had sat down, I felt myself not a little embarrassed, and...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." Eager to take any opening to get into conversation with him, I ventured... | |
 | 1900 - 674 pages
...of your countrymen cannot help." Poor Boswell was stunned ; but he recovered when Johnson observed to Davies, " What do you think of Garrick ? He has...he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings." " O, sir," intruded the unlucky Boswell, " I cannot think Mr. Garrick... | |
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What do you think of Garrick? He has refused me an order for the play for Miss Williams, because he knows the house will be full, and that an order would be worth three shillings. 
