 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...pleased God to restore me td such a measure of " health, that if I should now appropriate so much of :i " fortune destined to do good, I could not escape from...thought it " necessary, was never much encouraged by my phy" sicians, and I was very desirous that your Lordship " should be told of it by Sir Joshua Reynolds... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...condi*' tion made it necessary; for to such a mind " who would not be proud to own his obliga" tions? But it has pleased God to restore me " to so great...though I once " thought it necessary, was never much en" couraged by my physicians: and I was very " desirous that your Lordship should be told it " by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...liberally bestowed, should I gladly receive, if my condition made it necessary; iorto such a mind, who would not be proud to own his obligations ? But...to restore me to so great a measure of health, that should I now appropriate so much of a fortune destined to do good, I could not escape from myself the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...liberally bestowed, I should gladly receive, if my condition made it necessary ; for, to such a mind, who would not be proud to own his obligations ? But...much encouraged by my physicians ; and I was very desirous that your 'Lordship should be told of it by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 9 Sir Joshua Reynolds, on... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...liberally bestowed, 1 should gladly receive, if my condition made it necessary; for, to such a mind, who would not be proud to own his obligations ? But...restore me to so great a measure of health, that if 1 should now appropriate so much of a fortune destined to do good, 1 could not escape from myself the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...gladly receive if my condition made it necessary ; for to such a mind who would not be proud to or/n his obligations ? But it has pleased God to restore...much encouraged by my physicians ; and I was very desirous that your lordship should be told it by Sir Joshua Reynolds as an event very uncertain ; for,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 pages
...liberally bestowed, I should gladly receive if my condition made it necessary ; for to such a mind, who would not be proud to own his obligations ? But...much encouraged by my physicians ; and I was very desirous that your Lordship should be told of it by Sir Joshua Reynolds, as an event very uncertain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pages
...liberally bestowed, I should gladly receive if my con" dition made it necessary ; for to such a " mind who would not be proud to own his " obligations ?...good, I could " not escape from myself the charge of ad" vancing a false claim. My journey to the " Continent, though I once thought it ue" cossary, was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...COD to restore me to •o great a mean u re of health, that if I should now appropriate to much of * fortune destined to do good, I could not escape from...a false claim. My journey to the continent, though 1 once thought it necessary, was never much encournged by my physicians; and 1 was very desirous that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...so liberally bestowed, I should gladly receive if my condition made it necessary; for to such a mind who would not be proud to own his obligations ? But...much encouraged by my physicians ; and I was very desirous that your Lordship should be told it by Sir Joshua Reynolds as an event very uncertain ; for,... | |
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After a long and not inattentive observation of mankind, the generosity of your Lordship's offer raises in me not less wonder than gratitude. Bounty, so liberally bestowed, I should gladly receive if my condition made it necessary ; for to such a mind... 
