 | 1787 - 534 pagini
...ted¡ecs¡ fince we are forced to call in the aulffcincc pf fo many trifles to rid из of our time, üf that time which never can return. I know my Baretti will not be ^»tisfird. with a letter in which I give him no account of myfelf : yet what account ОиЦ I.give... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pagini
...it be not long, is tedious, face 'we are forced to call in the affiftance of fo many trifles to fid us of our time, of that time which never can return. I know my Baretti will not be fatisfied vath a letter in which I give him no account of myfelf: yet what account (hall I give him... | |
 | 1788 - 404 pagini
...art. Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, fince we are forced to call in the afliftance of fo many trifles to rid us of our time, of that time which never can return. 1 know my Baretti will not be fatisfied with a letter in which I give him no account of myfelf r yet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pagini
...tedious, fince we are forced to call in the affiftance of fo many trifles to rid us of our time, of thgt time which never can return. I know my Baretti will not be fatisfied with a letter in which I give him no account of myfelf : yet what account fhall I give him... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pagini
...of the Artists and lovers of art. Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we -tire forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid...account of myself : yet what account shall I give him ? I have not, since the day of our separation, suffered or done anything considerable. The only change... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagini
...heads of the Artists and lovers of art Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles' to rid...of our time, of that time which never can return. ' Hawkins (Life, p. 318) says that Johnson told him 'that in his whole life he was never capable of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pagini
...heads of the Artists and lovers of art Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles' to rid...of our time, of that time which never can return. 1 Hawkins (Life, p. 318) says that Johnson told him ' that in his whole life he was never capable of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pagini
...heads of the Artists and lovers of art. Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid...Baretti will not be satisfied with a letter in which 1 give him no account of myself: yet what account shall I give him ; I have not, since the day of our... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pagini
...of the artists and lovers'of arts.—Surely life, if it is not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles, to rid...account of myself: yet what account shall I give him ? I have not, since the day of our separation, suffered or done any thing considerable. I have hitherto... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1814 - 718 pagini
...and lover» *. art. Sorely life, if it be not long, is tedious ; since we are forced to call in tire assistance of' so many trifles, to rid us of our time — of that time which never can return.' '• The cynical turn of this latter observation is certainly not in anison with the sentiments which... | |
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This exhibition has filled the heads of the artists and lovers of art. Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid us of our time, of that time which never can return. 
