 | 1799 - 230 pàgines
...of no mean name — in his latter days, when broken down by physical debility and mental solicitude. He had withdrawn from study, and travelled with no other book than a New Testament, such as children carry to school. When his friend took it in his hand, out of curiosity,... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - 1852 - 332 pàgines
...paid him a visit at Islington, where he was waiting for his sister, whom he had directed to meet him . there was then nothing of disorder discernible in...withdrawn from study, and travelled with no other hook than an English Testament, such as children carry to the school : when his friend took it into... | |
 | 1852 - 526 pàgines
...also, that when he visited him at Islington, there was nothing of disorder in his mind discernible by any but himself; but he had withdrawn from study,...than an English Testament, such as children carry to school. It is an interesting feature in his character, that of this book he said, " I have but one... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1854 - 292 pàgines
...poet, whom Johnson visited here in his retirement, and thus describes his interview:—" There was nothing of disorder discernible in his mind by any...than an English Testament, such as children carry to school; when his friend took it in his hand, out of curiosity, to see what companion a man of letters... | |
 | William Hodgson (of Bampton, Cumberland.) - 1857 - 128 pàgines
...given to us from Heaven, to feed us in the Desert of this World." f Colling, the Poet, it is said, travelled with no other Book than an English Testament, such as Children carry to School. When a Friend took it into his Hand, out of Curiosity to see what Companion a Man of Letters... | |
 | William Collins - 1859 - 236 pàgines
...a visit at Islington, where he was then waiting for his sister, whom he had directed to meet him : there was then nothing of disorder discernible in...other book than an English Testament, such as children cany to the school : when his friend took it into his hand, out of curiosity to see what companion... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1911 - 870 pàgines
...the poor poet, William Collins, had withdrawn from study, he travelled about, Dr. Johnson tells us, with no other book than an English Testament such as children carry to school. When his friend took it into his hand, out of curiosity to see what companion a man of letters... | |
 | John Milton - 1860 - 574 pàgines
...paid him a visit at Islington, where he was waiting for his sister, whom he had directed lo meet him: there was then nothing of disorder discernible in his mind by any hut himself: bin to oad withdrawn from study, and travelled with with his former vigour. The approaches... | |
 | Thomas Boyles Murray - 1863 - 92 pàgines
...is told of William Collins by Dr. Johnson, who visited the unfortunate poet at Islington :—• * " He had withdrawn from study, and travelled with no...than an English Testament, such as children carry to school. When his friend took it into his hand out of curiosity to see what companion a man of letters... | |
 | 1872 - 680 pàgines
...was then," rays the doctor, " nothing of disorder discernible in his mind by any but himself; tint he had withdrawn from study, and travelled with no...children carry to the school." When his friend took it in his hand, out of curiosity, to see what companion a man of letters had chosen, " I have but one... | |
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Islington, where he was waiting for his sister, whom he had directed to meet him : there was then nothing of disorder discernible in his mind by any but himself; but he had withdrawn from study, and travelled with no other book than an English Testament,... 
