 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...that though " our author had daily about him one " or other to read, fome perfons of man's " eftate, who, of their own accord, " greedily catched at the...benefit of what they " read to him, as oblige him by the be'.' nefit of their reading ; and others of " younger years were fertt by their pa" rents to the fame... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 302 pages
...other to read, fome perfons of man's " eftate, who, of their own accord, " greedily catched at th« opportunity " of being his readers, that they might *' as well reap the benefit of what they MILTON, izi '' read to him, is oblige him by the be'.' nefit of-their reading4 -*nd others of "younger... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...that though our ** author had daily about him one or other " to read, fome perfons of man's eftate, "who, of their own accord, greedily catched ** at...read to him, as oblige him by ** the benefit of their reading ; and others of " younger years were fent by their parents to <* the fame end : yet excufing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...that though our author had ** daily about him one or other to read, fome perfons " of man's eftate, who, of their own accord, greedily " catched at the...were fent by their " parents to the fame end : yet excufing only the " ejdeft daughter, by reafon of her bodily infirmity, " and difficult utterance of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...daily about him one or other to read, fome " perfons of man's eftate, who, of their own ae*' cord, greedily catched at the opportunity of being " his readers, that they might as well reap the bene" fit of what they read to him, as oblige him by the *' benefit of their reading; and others of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...that though our au" thor had daily about him one or other to " read, fome perfons of man's eftate, who, of " their own accord, greedily catched at the...they " might as well reap the benefit of what they 'c read to him, as oblige him by the benefit of " their reading; and others of younger years " were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...about him one c *«• other to read, some person of man's estate, who, of their own accord, greedil " catched at the opportunity of being his readers, that they might as well reaj " the benefit of what they read to him, as oblige him by the benefit of thel 4< reading ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
..."that though our Author " had daily about him one or other to read, fome " perfons of man's eftate, who, of their own accord, ** greedily catched at the...read to him, as oblige him by the " benefit of their reading ; and others of younger " years were fent by their parents to the fame end ; " yet excufing... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...us, " that though our author had daily about him one or " other to read, some person of man's estate, who, of their own accord, greedily " catched at the...read to him, as oblige him by the benefit of their " reading ; and others of younger years were sent by their parents to the same end 4 *' end ; yer.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...that though our Author V had daily about him one or other to read, fome ** perfons of man's eftate, who, of their own accord, " greedily catched at the...read to him, as oblige him by the ** benefit of their reading ; and others of younger " years were fent by their parents to the fame end ; " yet excufing... | |
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that though our author had daily about him one or other to read, some persons of man's estate, who, of their own accord, greedily catched at the opportunity of being his readers, that they might as well reap the benefit of what they read to him, as oblige... 
