...Majesty inquired if he was writing anything at the time ; to which Johnson replied that he was not, that he thought he had already done his part as a writer. " I should have thought so too," replied the king, " if you had not written so well." Johnson was much pleased. " No man could have...

...conversation. Among other questions, the King had asked him whether he was writing anything. His reply was that he thought he had already done his part as a writer. "I should have thought so too,"said the King, "if you had not written so well." "No man," said Johnson, commenting on this speech,...

...original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part...observed to me, upon this, that " No man could have paid Majesty is of your attention in communicating the minute of the conversation previous to its publication....

...original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part...well." Johnson observed to me, upon this, that " No man letter, in these words : — " I have the King's commands to assure you, Sir, how sensible his Majesty...

...original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part...well." Johnson observed to me, upon this, that " No man letter, in these words : — " I have the King's commands to assure you, Sir, how sensible his Majesty...

...original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from anybody." e did not practise it.' Though he often enlarged upon...excess in wine. One of his friends, I well remembe luve paid a handsomer compliment ; and it was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive." When asked by...

...original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part...observed to me, upon this, that " No man could have paid Majesty is of your attention in communicating the minute of the conversation previous to its publication....

...Johnson excused himself by saying that he had told the world what he knew for the present, and had " done his part as a writer." " I should have thought...said the King, " if you had not written so well." " No man," said Johnson, "could have paid a higher compliment ; and it was fit for a King to pay—...

...said the king, 'if you had not written so well.' 'No man,' said Johnson, 'could have paid a higher compliment ; and it was fit for a king to pay, — it was decisive.' " But the approval of a king moves us little compared with reading of the kindly charities of " Surly...

...Johnson excused himself by saying that he had told the world what he knew for the present, and had " done his part as a writer." " I should have thought...said the King, " if you had not written so well." " No man," said Johnson, " could have paid a higher compliment ; and it was fit for a King to pay —...