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" Have you read that divine book, the ' Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by Sir John Hawkins Knt.' ? Have you done anything but read it since it was first published ? For my own part, I scruple not to declare that I could not rest till I had read it quite... "
Chambers's Edinburgh journal, conducted by W. Chambers. [Continued as ... - Page 223
by Chambers's journal - 1862
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Tracts and Miscellaneous Criticisms of the Late Richard Porson, Esq

Richard Porson - 1815 - 522 pages
...divine book, the " Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. ? " Have you done any thing but read it since it was first published ? For my...and still I discover new beauties. I can think of [•Shakep.'s Hamlet, p. 154. Ed. PR.] nothing else ; I can talk of nothing else. In short, my mind...
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Tracts and Miscellaneous Criticisms

Richard Porson - 1815 - 530 pages
...divine book, the " Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. ? " Have you done any thing but read it since it was first published ? For my...in the midst of the sixteenth perusal ; and still 1 discover new beauties. I can think of [*Shaksp.'s Hamlet, p. 154. Ed. PR.] nothing else ; I can talk...
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The Sexagenarian: Or, The Recollections of a Literary Life ...

William Beloe - 1817 - 458 pages
...divine book, * The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. ?' Have you done any thing but read it, since it was first published ? For my...midst of the sixteenth perusal, and still I discover more beauties. I can think of nothing else — I can talk of nothing else, &c. &c. &c. « Read 258...
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The Sexagenarian: Or, The Recollections of a Literary Life ...

William Beloe - 1817 - 452 pages
...by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. ?' Have you done any thing but read it, sinee it was first pub" lished ? For my own part, I scruple not to declare, that I...midst of the sixteenth perusal, and still I discover more beauties. I can think of nothing else — I can talk of nothing else, &c. &c. fg TJ_— J JtlCam...
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Cambridge Essays, 1855-58

1857 - 422 pages
...I scruple not to declare, that I could not rest till I had read it all through, notes, digression, index, and all ; then I could not rest till I had...am now in the midst of the sixteenth perusal, and I still discover new beauties. I can think of nothing else, I can talk of nothing else. In short, my...
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The Life of Richard Porson, M. A.: Professor of Greek in the University of ...

John Selby Watson - 1861 - 490 pages
...appeared. He commences thus : " MR. UKBAN, " Have you read that divine book, the ' Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by Sir John Hawkins Knt.' ? Have you done anything...think of nothing else ; I can talk of nothing else. In short, my mind is become tumid, and longs to be delivered of those many and great conceptions with...
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The Life of Richard Porson, M. A.: Professor of Greek in the University of ...

John Selby Watson - 1861 - 468 pages
...you read that divine book, the ' Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by Sir John Hawkins Knt.' ? Have E you done anything but read it since it was first published...think of nothing else ; I can talk of nothing else. In short, my mind is become tumid, and longs to be delivered of those many and great conceptions with...
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The Life of Richard Porson, M. A.: Professor of Greek in the University of ...

John Selby Watson - 1861 - 478 pages
...SaJ!S[lp,eit Johnson, LL.D., by Sir John Hawkins Knt.' ? Have E you done anything but read it fiince it was first published ? For my own part, I scruple...think of nothing else ; I can talk of nothing else. In short, my mind is became tumid, and longs to be delivered of those many and great conceptions with...
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The Life of Richard Porson, M.A. ...

John Selby Watson - 1861 - 500 pages
...not to declare that I could not rvst till I had read it quite through, notes, digressions, index mul all ; then I could not rest till I had gone over it...midst of the sixteenth perusal ; and still I discover now beauties. I can think of nothing else ; I can talk of nothing else. In short, my mind is become...
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1785-1824

Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 812 pages
...SAMUEL JOHNSON 1787 Mr. Urban: — Have you read that divine book, the ' ' Life of Samuel Johnson, F is fed on ; for I have been reading it ever since. I am now in the midst of the sixteenth perusal ;...
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