 | Leslie Stephen - 1902 - 724 pàgines
...with a tragedy and get himself employed in translation. Johnson, he adds, " is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes will turn out a fine tragedy writer." The letter is dated March 2nd, 1737. Before recording what is known of his early career thus started,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pàgines
...himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar tragedy-writer. If it should any way lie in your way, doubt not but you would be ready to recommend... | |
 | James Boswell - 1916 - 370 pàgines
...himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes will turn out a fine tragedy-writer. If it should any way lie in your way, doubt not but you would be ready to recommend... | |
 | William Henry Hudson - 1918 - 186 pàgines
...himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes will turn out a fine tragedy-writer. If it should any way lie in your way, I doubt not but you would be ready to recommend... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 438 pàgines
...employed in some translation either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and a poet, and, I have great hopes, will turn out a fine tragedy writer. If it should in any ways lay in your way, doubt not but you would be ready to recommend and assist your countrymen.... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1969 - 836 pàgines
...himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes will turn out a fine tragedy- writer. If it should any ways lay in your way, I doubt not but you would be ready to recommend and assist your countryman*... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 696 pàgines
...himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes will turn out a fine tragedy writer." How he employed himself upon his first coming to London, is not certainly known. His first lodgings... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1923 - 784 pàgines
...himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes will turn out a fine tragedywriter. If it should any way lie in your way, doubt not but you would be ready to recommend... | |
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Garrick is to be with you early the next week, and Mr. Johnson to try his fate with a tragedy, and to see to get himself employed in some translation, either from the Latin or the French. Johnson is a very good scholar and poet, and I have great hopes... 
