 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 páginas
...writing. — When it " was done, neither of us thought it would suc" ceed. — We shewed it to CON ORE VE; who, " after reading it over, said, It would either take " greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We " were all, at the first njght of it, in great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...his own writing.— When it '•was done, neither of us thought it would succeed^.— We shewed it to Con'•greve . who, after reading it over, said,...would either take greatly, or be 'damned confoundedly. — \Ye were all, at the first night of it, in great un'tertainty of the event; till we were very much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 páginas
...of his own writing. — When it " was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. " We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it " over, said,...either take greatly, or be " damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first *e night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till " we were very... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 páginas
...was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it...would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly. We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much encouraged... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 páginas
...wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve; who, after reading it over, said, it...would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 páginas
...wholly of his own writing.— When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or he damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first, night of it, in great uncertainty of the event;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 páginas
...wholly of his own writing.— When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it...would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 páginas
...wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it...would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly — We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 páginas
...of his own writing. — When it " was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. " We shewed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it " over, said,...either take greatly, or be " damned confoundedly. — We were all at the first " night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till " we were very... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 266 páginas
...of his own writing.—When " it was clone, neither of us thought it would " succeed.—We shewed it to Congreve; who, '' after reading it over, said, it would either take " greatly, or be damned confoundedly.—We " were all, at the first night of it, in great uncer" tainty of the event; till... | |
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As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ;... 
