 | John Bernard Trotter - Great Britain - 1811 - 598 pages
...as his disorder grew grievously oppressive, a confidential servant and myself shared the watch* ing and labours between us. I took the first part, because...would refer me to his life of Savage, and plainly shewed much partiality for Johnson. Of Dry den, he was a warm, and almost enthusiastic admirer. He... | |
 | 1812 - 1038 pages
...often, at midnight, has he listened with avidity, made the remarks th.: t occurred, then apologised to me for keeping me from my rest ; but still, delighted...would say, ' Well, you may go on a little more ;' as 1 assured him that I liked the reading aloud. At these times Le would defend Johnson, when I blamed... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 476 pages
...our reading of Johnson's Lives of the Poets. How often at midnight, as he listened with avidity, he apologized to me for keeping me from my rest ! but, still delighted with our reading, he would say, ' Well, you may go on a little more." " — TRQTTER'S Memoiri of Fox. THE same warm spirit... | |
 | 1850 - 890 pages
...Johnson's ' Lives of the Poets." How often at midnight, as Mr. Fox listened with avidity, he apologised to me for keeping me from my rest! but still, delighted with our reading, he would say, 'Well, you may go on a little more.'" Some half-dozen testimonials, which might have... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 562 pages
...of Johnson's Lives of the Poets. How often at midnight, as he listened with avidity, he apologised to me for keeping me from my rest! but, still delighted with our reading, he would say,' Well, you may go on a little more.'"—TROTTER'S Memoirs of Fox. THE same warm spirit... | |
 | University magazine - 1850 - 794 pages
...Johnson's ' Lives of the Poets.' How often at midnight, as Mr. Fox listened with avidity, he apologised to me for keeping me from my rest! but still, delighted with our reading, he would say, ' \Vell, you may go on a little more.'" Some half-dozen testimonials, which might have... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 248 pages
...the Poets. How often at midnight, as he listened with avidity, and made the remarks that occurred, he apologized to me for keeping me from my rest, but,...and plainly showed much partiality for Johnson. Of Dryden, he was a warm and almost enthusiastic admirer. He conversed a great deal about that great English... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1852 - 470 pages
...oftfie Poets. How often at midnight, as he listened with avidity, and made the remarks that occurred, he apologized to me for keeping me from my rest, but,...and plainly showed much partiality for Johnson. Of Dryden, he was a warm and almost enthusiastic admirer. He conversed a great deal about that great English... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...as he listened with avidity, and made the remarks that occurred, he apologized to me for keeping ine from my rest, but, still delighted with our reading,...and plainly showed much partiality for Johnson. Of Dryden, he was a warm and almost enthusiastic admirer. He conversed a great deal about that great English... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...oftJie Poets. How often at midnight, as he listened with avidity, and made the remarks that occurred, he apologized to me for keeping me from my rest, but,...unwillingness to allow, and incapacity to appreciate, poetical merit,—would ye'fer me to his life of Savage, and plainly showed much partiality for Johnson. Of... | |
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We continued our reading of Johnson's Lives of the Poets. How often at midnight, as he listened with avidity, and made the remarks that occurred, he apologized to me for keeping me from my rest, but, still delighted with our reading, would say, " Well,... 