 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 стор.
...did upon the dictionary : it is all work, and ' my inducement to it is not love or defire of fame, c but the want of money, which is the only motive «...editions of his author, old plays, tranflations of hiftories, and of the clafiics, and other materials necefiary for his purpofe, nor could he be prevailed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 стор.
...anfwer was, ' I look upon c this as I did upon the dictionary : it is all work, and ' my inducement to h is not love or defire of fame, ' but the want of money,...for neither in the firft place did he fet himfelf to colled early editions of his author, old plays, tranflations of hiftories, and of the daflies and other... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 стор.
...anfwer was, * I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary : it is * all work, and my inducement to rt is not love or * defire of fame, but the want of money,...which is the * only motive to writing that I know of ' Andthe event was evidence to me, that in this fpeech he declared his genuine fentiments ; for neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 стор.
...this employment would furnifh him with amufement and add to his fame, he replied, " I look upon it as I did upon the Dictionary ; it is all work ; and...which is the only motive to writing that I know of." He iffued propo*fals, however, of confiderable length ; in which he ihowed that he knew perfedtly what... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 стор.
...this employment would furniih him with amufement and add to his fame, he replied, " I look upon it as I did upon the Dictionary ; it is all work ; and...which is the only motive to writing that I know of." He iflued propofals, however, of confiderable length ; in which he ihowcd that he knew perfectly what... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 стор.
...upon this as I did upon the Dictionary; it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." ' ' They have been reprinted by Mr. Malone, in the Preface to his edition of Shakspeare. BOSWELL. '... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 стор.
...upon this as I did upon the Dictionary ; it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." ' * They have been reprinted by Mr. Malone, in the Preface to his edition of Shakspeare. BOSWELL. 1... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 стор.
...upon it as I did upon the Dictionary; it is all work; and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money which is the only motive to writing that I know of." He issued proposals, however, of considerable length, in which he showed that he knew perfectly what... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 810 стор.
...upon it as I did upon the Dictionary ; it is all work; and my inducement to it is not love or delire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." He iflued propofals, however, of confiderablc length j in which he fhowed, that he knew perfectly what... | |
 | 1816 - 764 стор.
...upon it as 1 did upon the Dictionary ; it is all work; and my inducement to it is not lo.v or deliie of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." Ha iflued propcfals, however, of-confi'Vrable length j in which be ihowed, that he knew peHoctly what... | |
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I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of. 
