 I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman ; but she should be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation.  The life of Samuel Johnson - Page 569by James Boswell - 1817Full view - About this book
 | Edward Gibbon - 1900 - 398 pages
...Orford.] "[When Johnson and Boswell were driving to Derby in 1777, " I observed," writes Boswell, " that we were this day to stop just where the Highland army did in 1745 ". " It was anoble attempt," answered Johnson (Boswell's Johnson, Hi., 162). Smollett tells how the... | |
 | John Francis Meehan - 1901 - 366 pages
...stage-chaise or diligence. Johnson was exceedingly fond of travelling. "If I had no duties," he once said, " and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life...post-chaise with a pretty woman, but she should be one who would understand me, and one who would add something to the conversation." The diligence started from... | |
 | J. Macbeth Forbes - 1903 - 80 pages
...conversation. The doctor strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a post-chaise. ' If,' said he, ' I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...me, and would add something to the conversation.' Leaving this amorous flight of the good doctor with its adroit saving clause, we pass to a more relevant... | |
 | Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence - 1903 - 360 pages
...curiously enough, that Government House at Calcutta was planned—he observed to Boswell that " if I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman; but," he added, "she should be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...love of '£24 JOHNSON AND BOSWELL IN DERBY [1777 driving fast in a post-chaise. ' If (said he,) I had JOHNSON. 'It was a noble attempt." BOSWELL. ' I wish we could have an authentick history of it.' JOHNSON.... | |
 | Sir William Weller Pepys - 1904 - 516 pages
...reference to futurity, he would spend his life driving briskly in one with a pretty woman, but he added, "she should be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation." This taste, twentieth century speed would have gratified, but unfortunately the modern motor, and the... | |
 | Sir William Weller Pepys - 1904 - 518 pages
...reference to futurity, he would spend his life driving briskly in one with a pretty woman, but he added, "she should be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation." This taste, twentieth century speed would have gratified, but unfortunately the modern motor, and the... | |
 | Lacy Collison-Morley - 1909 - 404 pages
...afford. This love of driving he shared with Johnson, who once said to Boswell : " If I had no duties, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise...understand me and would add something to the conversation." 8 Baretti would have been the last man to refuse such a companion. As we have already seen, Baretti... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 pages
...postchaise, he said to me, " Life has not many things better than this"' (Life 2. 453). 'If I had not duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend...briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman ; but she would be one who could understand me, and would add something to the conversation' (ibid. 3. 162).... | |
 | James Boswell - 1911 - 644 pages
...our way, Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a post-chaise. " If (said he) I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly mother of my children, who, if they inherit her good qualities, will have no reason to complain of... | |
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