 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 trang
...writes writes from his own mind, he writes very ra^ pidly. The greatcft part of a writer's time is fpent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book." Mr. Bofwell argucd warmly again!! the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an inftance of a perfect... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 trang
...Carte's History ?" JOHNSON. " Yes, Sir, When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly.9 The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...of a perfect Judge, who devoted himself entirely to his office. JOHNSON. " Hale, Sir, attended to other things beside law: he left a great estate." BOSWELT,.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 trang
...as Carte's History?"—J. " Yes, Sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book." Mr. Boswell argued warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 trang
...writea from his own mind, he writes very rapidly ? The greatest part of a writer's time is spent m in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to taake one book. I argued warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale, as an instance of a... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 trang
...as Carte's History?" — J. " Yes, Sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book." Mr. Boswell argued warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 trang
...Carte's History ?" JOHNSON. "Yes, sir: when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly : the greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...man will turn over half a library to make one book." Boswell argued warmly against the judges' trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect judge,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 trang
...writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly ? The greatest part of a writer's time is spent m in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book. I argned warmly against the Judges trading, and mentioned Hale, as an instance of a perfect Judge, who... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 trang
...Carte's History ?" JOHNSON. "Yes, sir; when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly : the greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turu over half a library to make one book." Boswell argued warmly against the judges' trading, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 trang
...Carte's History?" JOHNSON. " Yes, sir. When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. l The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading,...of a perfect Judge, who devoted himself entirely to his office. JOHNSON. " Hale, sir, attended to other things beside law : he left a great estate." BOSWELL.... | |
 | 1821 - 372 trang
...JOHNSON. "Yes, sir: when a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly : the greatest parr of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to...man will turn over half a library to make one book." Boswell argned warmly agai nst the j udges' trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect... | |
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I once wrote for a magazine : I made a calculation, that if I should write but a page a day, at the same rate, I should, in ten years, write nine volumes in folio, of an ordinary size and print. 
