 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
..." wrote to both o£- ug, and we. now-and" then gave a. correction, ,or a word or two Ct of advice l but it was wholly of his own " •writing ' . — -When it was done, neither of ** tis thought it would fucceed. — «We fhewed ** it to GongreVe ;. who^ after reading... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...what he wrote to both of us, and we *' now-and-then gave a correction, or a *' word or two of advice; but it was *' wholly of his own writing. — When it *' was done, neither of us thought it *' would fucceed, — We {hewed it toCon5 " greve ; " greve; who, after reading... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...he " wrote to both of us, and we nQW-and" then ga^ea correction, of a word or two " of *' of advice; but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of ** us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed ** it to Congreve; who, after reading it over,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...he wrote to both of us, and we now •" and then gave a correftion, or a word or two " of advice ; but it was wholly of his own *•* writing. — When it was done, neither of us " thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed it to " Congreve ; who, after reading it over,... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - 356 pages
...what he wrote to both of us,- and we " now-and-then gave a correction, or a word or c< two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own " writing. — When it was done, neither of us *• thought it would fucceed. — We fliewcd it to " Congreve ; who, after reading it... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...on, he mowed it to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or i word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us »bought it would fucceed — We mowed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, faid,... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...what " he wrote to both of us, and we now and then " gave a correction, or a word or two of advice; " but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it " was done, neither of us thought it would suc" ceed. — We shewed it to CON ORE VE; who, " after reading it over,... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 250 pages
...fhewed what he wrote to "both of us, and we now-and-then gave * "correction, or a word or two of advice; "but it was wholly of his own writing. — "When it was done, neither of us thought "it would fucceed.— We fhewed it to Con"greve; who, after reading it over,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...(what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, nr iaword or two of advice • but it was wholly of his own writing.— When it '•was done, neither of us thought it would succeed^.— We shewed it to Con'•greve . who, after reading it over,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...wrote to both of us, and we now and then *' gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; " but lc but it was wholly of his own writing.— - When it " was done, neither of us thought it would fucceed. *' We fhewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it " over,... | |
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He began on it; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice; but it was wholly of his own... 
