| Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...— JOHNSON. " There is nothing, Sir, too little for fo little a ereature as man. It is by ftudying little things that we attain the great art of having as little mifery and as much happinefs as poffible." — Yet he faid it was not neceflary to mention fuch trifles... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...many little incidents. JOHNSON. . " There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...little misery and as much happiness as possible." Next morning Mr. Dempster happened to call on me, and was so much struck even with the imperfect account... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...many little incidents. JOHNSON. ' There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...little misery and as much happiness as possible'.' Next morning Mr. Dempster happened to call on me, and was so much struck even with the imperfect account... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...many little incidents. JOHNSON. ' There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...little misery and as much happiness as possible'.' Next morning Mr. Dempster happened to call on me, and was so much struck even with the imperfect account... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...many little incidents.—JOHNSON. " There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible."—Yet he said it was not necessary to mention such trifles as that meat was too much or... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 256 pages
...minute particulars, he said, " There is no.thing, sir, too little for BO little a creature as man. It is by studying little things, that we attain the...little misery, and as much happiness, as possible." Dr. Johnson commenced his journey into Wales, July 5, 1774, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Wales - 1816 - 258 pages
...many minute particulars, he said, " There is nothing, sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things, that we attain the...little misery, and as much happiness, as possible." • Dr. Johnson commenced his journey into Wales, July 5, 1774, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale,... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...many little incidents. JOHNSON. " There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...little misery and as much happiness as possible." Next morning Mr. Dempster happened to call on me, and was so much struck even with the imperfect account... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...many little incidents. JOHNSON. ' There is nothing, sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...little misery and as much happiness as possible.' " He told me. that he bad, twelve or fourteen times, attempted to keep a journal of his life, but never... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...many little incidents. JOHNSON. ' There is nothing, sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the...little misery and as much happiness as possible.' " He told me, that he had, twelve or fourteen times, attempted to keep a journal of his life, but never... | |
| |