 | 1787 - 534 pages
...ted¡ecs¡ fince we are forced to call in the aulffcincc pf fo many trifles to rid èç 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 ÎèÖ I.give... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...heads 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...since the day of our separation, suffered or done anything considerable. The only change in my way of life is, that I have frequented the theatre more... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...Baretti. 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...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 - 1799 - 648 pages
...Baretti. 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...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 - 1807 - 514 pages
...Baretti. 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...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... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1814 - 718 pages
...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... | |
 | 1816 - 358 pages
...the artists and lovers of arts. — Surely life, if it is not long, is tedious, since we are foreed to call in the assistance of so many trifles, to rid...account of myself : yet what account shall I give him ? 1 have not, since the day of our separation, suffered or done any thing considerable. I have hitherto... | |
| |
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. 
