 James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ? I am disappointed by that stroke of death which has eclipsed the gaiety...  The Contemporary Review - الصفحة 301885عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | James Boswell - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 648
...I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure'.' In these families he passed much time in his early years. In... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 496
...I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...eclipsed, the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure." In these families he passed much time in his early years. In most... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 640
...I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure2.' In these families he passed much time in his early years. In... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...I hoped to have prariw •with this character of our common friend : but what aye the hopes of man I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety c . nations, and impoverished the publick stock of. harmless pleasure, Tn the Library at Oxford is... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...but such astonishing dramatic talents, as too well verified the observation of his friend: "His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations, " and impoverished the public stock of harmless " pleasure." There is an air of bathos in this remark, which gives it rather a ridiculous effect, but it certainly... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 716
...hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend : but what are the hopes of man I 1 am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure. In the Library at Oxford is the following ludicrous Analysis of... | |
 | John Jackson - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 308
...such astonishing dramatic talents as too well verified the observation of his friend — ' His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.' JOHNSON. South aile. In this aile was a figure, cut in grey marble, of A Prelate. This Bishop's sepulchre... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 514
...I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. Hut what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure." they recollected him well when a young man, as distinguished for... | |
 | William Hogarth - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 346
...hoped to have gratified with this character of our " common friend. But what are the hopes of man! I am disappointed " by that stroke of death, which...impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure." now remains in the possession of his family. With Mr. Garrick, Hogarth lived in habits of great friendship;... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend : but what-are the hopes of man ? I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure." While I am treating of biography, I cannot D 5 pass .over that noble monument to national fame, theBiographtaBritannkae... | |
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