 | William Forsyth - 1871 - 372 oldal
...Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious," Johnson answered, " Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." If the tediousness of the story would induce a reader to hang himself, I do not think that the sentiment,... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1871 - 366 oldal
...Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious," Johnson answered, " Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." If the tedionsness of the story would induce a reader to hang himself, I do not think that the sentiment,... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1871 - 352 oldal
...Surely, sir, Richardson is very tedious," Johnson answered, " Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." If the tediousness of the story would induce a reader to hang himself, I do not think that the sentiment,... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 806 oldal
...sir, if you were to read Richard* son for the story , your impatience 'would be so much fretted ttiat you 'would hang yourself. But you must 'read him for the sentiment." Boswell, in. 207, 208. (For an exception he would occasionally make in favour of Amelia, see Mrs. Piozzi's... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 oldal
...Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." — JOHNSON : " Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." The question was started one evening, whether people who differed on some essential point could live... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 oldal
...ERSKINE. " Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious." JOHNSON. "Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted,...story as only giving occasion to the sentiment.'' — I have already given my opinion of Fielding ; but I cannot refrain from repeating here my wonder... | |
 | Lal Behari Day - 1874 - 314 oldal
...Erskine, who had remarked that that novelist was tedious. " Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted,...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." I should be very sorry, indeed, gentle reader, and should never forgive myself, if my clumsy management... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 oldal
..." Surely, Sir, Richardson is very tedious."—JOHNSON : " Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment" The question was started one evening, whether people who differed on some essential point could live... | |
 | Lal Behari Day - 1874 - 410 oldal
...Brskine, who had remarked that that novelist was tedious. " Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted,...the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." I should be very sorry, indeed, gentle reader, and should never forgive myself, if my clumsy management... | |
 | Lal Behari Day - 1874 - 502 oldal
...Erskine, who had remarked that that novelist was tedious. " Why, sir, if you were to read Eichardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted,...yourself; but you must read him for the sentiment, arid consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment." I should be very sorry, indeed,... | |
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Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment. 
