| Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 400 pages
...rum and fugar. The man had mentioned his company, and the % gentleman, whofe name, I think, \iGordont well knowing the penury of the place, had this attention...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh,... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 pages
...had not heard, by whom his kindnefs was not likely to be ever repaid, and who could be re. commended to him only by their neceffities. '. We were now to...lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were 10 repofe, ftarted up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 280 pages
...heard, by •whom his kindnefs was not likely to be ever repaid, and who could be recommended to hlm only by their neceffities. We were now to examine...Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repofe, flarted up, at our entrance, a man black as Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pages
...Glenelg, and we thought on him no more till he came to us again, in about two hours, with a prefent from his mafter of rum and fugar. The man had mentioned...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. , Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh,... | |
| James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...'Journey, compares him to a Cyclops. BOSWELL. ' Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose, started up at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge.' Works, ix. 44. Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale : — ' When we were taken up stairs, a dirty fellow bounced... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...kindncfs was not likely to be ever repaid, and who could be recommended to him only by their neceflities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been frighted by a lady at Edinburgh,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...kindnefs was not likely to be ever repaid, and who could be recommended to him only by their nectffities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of...up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from B b 2 - the the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft us. We had been... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 258 pages
...ever repaid, and who could be recommended to him only by their r.ecerthics. We were new to examine cur lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repofc, flart. ed up, at car entrance, a man bkick as a Cyclops from the fcrg?.. Other circnmfiances... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 302 pages
...Here was no meat, np milk, no bread, no eggs, no wine. We fKd not express much satisfaction, Hefe, We were now to examine our lodging. Out of one of the beds, on which we were to repose, started up at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from tlie forge. Other circumstances of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...could be recommended to him only by tlieir nece.fiities. We were now to examine our lodging. Out of pne of the beds, on which we were to repofe, ftarted up>...at our entrance, a man black" as a Cyclops from the the forge. Other circumftances of no elegant recital concurred to difguft. us. We had been frighted... | |
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