 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - عدد الصفحات: 474
...us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed ** it to Congreve; who, after reading it over, ** faid, It would either take greatly, or be " damned confoundedly.-— We were all, at ** the firft night of it, in great uncertainty ** of the event; till we were very much en" couraged by overhearing... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - عدد الصفحات: 254
...** would fucceed. — We fliewed it toCon5 « greve ; " greve; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take greatly, or " be damned confoundedly. — We were " all, at the firft night of it, in great '* uncertainty of the event ; till we were " very much encouraged by overhear'*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - عدد الصفحات: 248
...it *' would fucceed, — We {hewed it toCon5 " greve ; " greve; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take greatly, or " be damned confoundedly. — We were " all, at the firft night of it, in great " uncertainty of the event ; till we were " very much encouraged by overhear"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - عدد الصفحات: 602
...** us thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed " it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, " faid, It would either take greatly, or be ** damned confoundedly. — We were all, at " the firft night of it, in great uncertainty " of the event; till we were very much en** couraged by overhearing... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...us " thought it would fucceed. — We fhewed it to " Congreve ; who, after reading it over, faid, " It would either take greatly, or be damned '' confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft " night of it, in great uncertainty of the event; " till we were very much encouraged by ovcr"... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...faid, It " .would either take greatly, or be damned " confoundedly. — We were all, at the firft *' night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; '? till we were very much encouraged by " overhearing the duke of Argyle, who fat " in. the next box to us, fay, * It will do — it ** muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 444
...over, faid, It would either take greatly, or be *' damned confoundedly.—We were all, at the firft " night of it, in great uncertainty of the event; till * : we were very much encouraged by overhearing *' the duke of Argyle, who fat in the next box to "* us, fay, ' It will do—it muft do!... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - عدد الصفحات: 356
...either take greatly, or be damned con" foundedly. — We were all, at the firft night of it, « in c< in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were " very much encouraged by overhearing the duke ** Argyle, who fat in the next box to us, fay, " It " will do— it muft do !... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - عدد الصفحات: 906
...neither of us »bought it would fucceed — We mowed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, faid, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly. — We were all at the firft night of it, in very great uncertainty of the event ; 'till we were very much encouraged, by... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - عدد الصفحات: 284
...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...damned confoundedly. — We " were all, at the first njght of it, in great uncertainty of the event; till we were very much " encouraged by overhearing... | |
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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 ;... 
