 so am I. But I do not tell it." He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when I asked him for it again, seemed to be rather out of humour.  The Dial - Pagina 143geredigeerd door - 1905Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1870 - 792 pagina’s
...accounts of himself, his hopes, or his antecedents, procure for us. " One day,'' he says, " I owned to him that I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness ; ' why, sir,' said he, ' so am I, but I do not tell it He has now and then borrowed a shilling from me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...extraordi^?^ nary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity topal74. try saving. One day I owned to him that " I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness." ' Why, Sir, (said he,) so am I. But I do not tell it' He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 380 pagina’s
...was extraordinary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity to paltry saving. One day I owned to him that " I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness." "Why, sir (said he), so am I. But I do not tell it.'" He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pagina’s
...was extraordinary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity to paltry saying. One day I owned to him, that " I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness" ' Why, Sir, (said he,) so am I. But I do not tell it' He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pagina’s
...was extraordinary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity to paltry saving. One day -I owned to him, that "I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness." " Why, sir," said he, " so am I. But I do not tell it." He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 pagina’s
...was extraordinary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity to paltry saving. One day I owned to him, that " I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness." " Why, sir," said he, " so am I. But I do not tell it." He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pagina’s
...was extraordinary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity to paltry saving. One day I owned to him, that " I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness" " Why, sir," said he, " so am I. But I do not tell it." He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 pagina’s
...was extraordinary. Yet there lurked about him a propensity to paltry saving. One day I owned to him, that " I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness." " Why, Sir/' said he, " so am I. But I do not tell it." He has now and then borrowed a shilling of me ; and when... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1849 - 696 pagina’s
...Johnson must be by the narrator of the above anecdote of Serjeant Maynard. " One day, I owned to him that i was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness. ' Why, Sir,' said he, • no am I. But I do not tell it.' He has now and then BORROWED A SHILLING of me; and when... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 534 pagina’s
...Johnson must be by the narrator of the above anecdote of Serjeant Maynard. " One day, I owned to him that I was occasionally troubled with a fit of narrowness. ' Why, Sir,' said he, ' so am I. But I do not tell it.' He has now and then BORROWED * SHILLING of me ; and when... | |
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