 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1900 - 380 pagina’s
...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...writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve who, after reading it over, said, " It would either take greatly... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1872 - 390 pagina’s
...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...writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve who, after reading it over, said, " It would either take greatly... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pagina’s
...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...writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it \yould succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 610 pagina’s
...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...writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succced. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly,... | |
 | James Mason - 1875 - 674 pagina’s
...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...writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said "it would either take greatly or... | |
 | Thomas Whitcombe Greene - 1876 - 340 pagina’s
...As he carried it on he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction and a word or two of advice, but it was wholly of his writing. — Dr. JOHNSON. Comfort. The present signification 'to cheer' or ' console ' has grown out... | |
 | 1877 - 564 pagina’s
...carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction or a word 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, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly.... | |
 | Belgravia - 1877 - 696 pagina’s
...carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction or a word 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, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly.... | |
 | 1877 - 730 pagina’s
...carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction or a word 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, who said it would either take greatly or be damned confoundedly.... | |
 | John Diprose - 1878 - 336 pagina’s
...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...writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said, ' It would either take greatly,... | |
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He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. 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... 
