... Let there be ever so great plenty of good things, ever so much grandeur, ever so much elegance, ever so much desire that everybody should be easy ; in the nature of things it cannot be : there must always be some degree of care and anxiety. The master... Johnsoniana.. - Page 89by James Boswell - 1820 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...degree of care and anxiety. The mafter of the houfe is anxious to entertain his guefts; the guefts are anxious to be agreeable to him: and no man, but...indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's houfe, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...degree of care and anxiety. The mailer of thehoufe is anxious to entertain his gucfts ; the guells are anxious to be agreeable to him : and no man, •...indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's houfe, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern- there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are... | |
| Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801 - 628 pages
...always be some degree of care and anxiety. The master of the house h anxious to entertain his guests ; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him: and no man, but a very impudent dug indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas, at... | |
| 1802 - 314 pages
...degree of care and anxiety. The mafter of the houfe is anxiout to entertain his guefts ; the guefts are anxious to be agreeable to him ; and no man, but...indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's houfe, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...always be 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...it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a gene^ ral freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome : and the more noise you make, the more... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...ami no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freelv command what is in another man's house, ag if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are »ure you are welcome : and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...always be 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...trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcouier you are. No servant will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited by... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...always be 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...trouble you give, the more good things you call for, thaweleomer you are. No servants will attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are incited... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...abreva be some degree of care and anxiety. The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests i the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him : and...tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are •иге you are welcome : and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
..."I**** be 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...it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a odd [177«, general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome : and the more nolle you make,... | |
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