 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...the wall of China had I not children, of ^^ \vhom it was my duty to take care. " Sir, (sajd he,) 69. by doing so, you would do what would be of importance...raising your children to eminence. There •would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...whom it was his duty to take care.—• " Sir (said Johnson), by doing so, you would do what will be of importance in raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...and see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. " Sir, (said he,) by doing so, you would do what would be of importance...raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected vpon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...and see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was шу duty to take care. Sir, (»aid he,) by doing so, you would do what would be of importance in raisin» your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and... | |
 | 1818 - 590 pages
...and see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. ' Sir,' said he, ' by doing so you would do what would be of importance...in raising your children to eminence. There would bea lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...und see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. Sir, (»aid he,) by doing so, you would do what would be of importance...raising your children to eminence. There would be a lus<tre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all limes regaided as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...see the wall of China, tad I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. ' Sir,' said he, ' by doing so, you would do what would be of importance...raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...and see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. " Sir (said he), by doing so, you would do what would be of importance...raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...wall of China, had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. ' Sir,' said he, ' by doiug so, you would do what would be of importance in raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 458 pages
...and see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. " Sir, (said he,) by doing so, you would do what would be of importance...raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the... | |
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He expressed a particular enthusiasm with respect to visiting the wall of China. I catched it for the moment, and said I really believed I should go and see the wall of China had I not children, of whom it was my duty to take care. " Sir (said he), by... 
