 ... some degree of care and anxiety. The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests ; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him ; and no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it...  Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 154by James Boswell - 1916 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are fure you are welcome : and the more noife you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No fervants will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the profpect of an... | |
 | 1842 - 684 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...tavern- there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are fure you are weleome ; and the more noife you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the weleomer yon are. No fervants will attend you with the alaerity which waiters do, who are incited by... | |
 | Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801 - 628 pages
...freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are...immediate reward in proportion as they please. No, Sir; then: is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by... | |
 | 1802 - 314 pages
...tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are fure you are welcome ; and the more noife you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No ftrvants will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the profpect of an... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are...for, the welcomer you are. No servants will attend yon with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the prospect of an immediate reward in proportion... | |
 | 1808 - 506 pages
...freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas at a Tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are...good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No servant* will attend you with the alacrity which waiters-do, who are incited by the prospect of an... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are ture vou are welcome : and the mure noise y»u make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No servant will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the prospect of an immediate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...freely command what is in another man's house as if it were his own : whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are...good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No servant will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the prospect of an immediate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...•what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a gene^ ral freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome...good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No ser, vants.will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by the prospect of an... | |
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