 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pàgines
...Mr. Charles Sheridan's " Account of the late Revolution in Sweden," and feemed to read it ravenoufly as if he devoured it, which' was to all appearance his method of ftudying. " He knows how to read better than any one (faid Mrs. Knowles); he gets at the fubflance... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1806 - 498 pàgines
...expressed in a strong metaphor, by Mrs. Kuowles, who said, " he knows how to read better than any one ; he gets at the substance of a book directly ; he tears out the heart of it." We should hesitate to pronounce on a work of some merit, on the first persual, for that is rarely attended... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pàgines
...Beresford, Tutor to the Duke of Bedford. Before dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's* " Account of the late Revolution in Sweden," and seemed....ravenously, as if he devoured it, which was to all apTheophilo Folangioj nuncupatur ARS MACARONICA, a macaronibus derivata ; qui muannes sunt quoddam... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 520 pàgines
...Beresford, Tutor to the Duke of Bedford. Before dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's "Account of the late Revolution in Sweden," and seemed...studying. "He knows how to read better than any one (said Mrs. Knowles;) he gets at the substance of a book directly; he tears out the heart of it." He... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pàgines
...Beresford, Tutor to the Duke of Bedford. Before dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's " Account of the late Revolution in Sweden," and seemed...it ravenously, as if he devoured it, which was to »II appearance his method of studying. He knows how to read belter than any one (said Mrs. Knowles;)... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pàgines
...by writing '•l•futile pictures." 2 [The elder brother of KB Sheridan, Esq. He died in 1806. M.] and seemed to read it ravenously, as if he devoured...studying. " He knows how to read better than any one (said Mrs. Knowles) ; he gets at the substance of a book directly; he tears out the heart of it." He... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pàgines
...injurious by writing "futile pictures." 2 [The elder brother of RB Sheridan, Esq. He died m l806. M.] aud seemed to read it ravenously, as if he devoured it, which was to aH appearance his method of studying. " He knows how to read better than any one (said Mrs. Knowles)... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 pàgines
...description, by Mrs. Knowles, of Dr. Johnon's mode of reading. " He knows how to read better than any one ; )e gets at the substance of a book directly ; he tears out the heart of it." The same very pleasant Collection of Anecdotes has also favoured the Publick (ibid. pp. 318 — 320)... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pàgines
...Beresford, Tutor to the Duke of Bedford. Before dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's* "Account of the late Revolution in Sweden," and seemed to read it raven&usly, as if he devoured it, which was to all appearance his method of studying. " He knows how... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pàgines
...to the Duke of Bedford. Before dinner. Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles SheriJan'sJ "Account or the late Revolution in Sweden," and seemed to read it ravenously, as if be devoured it, which waa to ill app arance his method of studying. u He knows how to read better than... | |
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Before dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's "Account of the Late Revolution in Sweden," and seemed to read it ravenously, as if he devoured it, which was to all appearance his method of studying. "He knows how to read better than any... 
