 ADAMS. But, Sir, how can you do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary.  The British Prose Writers - 23 페이지1821전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 페이지
...Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which confifts of forty members, took forty years to compile their...JOHNSON. Sir, thus it is. This is the proportion. Let me fee ; forty times forty is fixteen hundred. As three to fixteen hundred, fo is the proportion of an... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 페이지
...fixteen hundred, fo is the proportion of an Englifhman to a Frenchman." With fo much eafe and pleafantry could he talk of that prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen, a long detail of what had been done in this country by prior... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 페이지
...you do this in three years? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen4, a long detail of 1 There might be applied to him what he said... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 페이지
...do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute^ The publick has had, from another pen,5 a long detail of what had been done in this country by prior... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 페이지
...do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen', a long detail of ' There might be applied to him what he said... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 페이지
...do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three, years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. The publick has had, from another pen, 7 a long de- 1748 tail of what had been done in this country... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 페이지
...do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years ? ADAMS But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...Let me see : forty times forty is sixteen hundred. Ac three to sixteen hundred, so is the proportion of an Englishman to a Frenchman." With so much ease... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 페이지
...this in three years ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years." ADAMS. " But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...Englishman to a Frenchman." With so much ease and pica.santry could he talk of that prodigious labour which he had undertaken to execute. When the Dictionary... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 페이지
...this in three years ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years." ADAMS. " But the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...hundred, so is the proportion of an Englishman to aFrenchman." With, so much, ease and pleasantry could he talk of that prodigious labour which he had... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 페이지
...this in three years ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years." ADAMS. " Bat the French Academy, which consists of forty members,...forty times forty is sixteen hundred : as three to iixteen hundred, so is the proportion of an Englishman to a Frenchman." With so much ease and pleasantry... | |
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