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" ADAMS. But, Sir, how can you do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. "
Boswell's Johnson: The Life of Samuel Johnson - Page 13
by James Boswell - 1923 - 343 pages
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which confifts of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. JOHNSON. Sir, thus it is. This is the proportion. Let me fee ; forty times forty is fixteen hundred. As three to fixteen hundred, fo is the proportion of an...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...fixteen hundred, fo is the proportion of an Englifhman to a Frenchman." With fo much eafe and pleafantry could he talk of that prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen, a long detail of what had been done in this country by prior...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. JOHNSON. Sir, thus...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen', a long detail of ' There might be applied to him what he said...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. JOHNSON. Sir, thus...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen4, a long detail of 1 There might be applied to him what he said...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary^ JOHNSON. Sir, thus...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute^ The publick has had, from another pen,5 a long detail of what had been done in this country by prior...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...can do it in three, years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. JOHNSON. Sir, thus...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen, 7 a long de- 1748 tail of what had been done in this country...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...can do it in three years ? ADAMS But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. JOHNSON. Sir, thus...Let me see : forty times forty is sixteen hundred. Ac three to sixteen hundred, so is the proportion of an Englishman to a Frenchman." With so much ease...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...do it in three years." ADAMS. " But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary." JOHNSON. " Sir,...Englishman to a Frenchman." With so much ease and pica.santry could he talk of that prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. When the Dictionary...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary. JOHNSON. Sir, thns it it. This is the proportion. Let me see : forty times forty...Frenchman." With so much ease and pleasantry could he talk ofthat prodigions labour which he had undertaken to execute. The public has had, from another pen,...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...do it in three years." ADAMS. " But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary." JOHNSON. " Sir,...hundred, so is the proportion of an Englishman to aFrenchman." With, so much, ease and pleasantry could he talk of that prodigious labour which he had...
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