...friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds', whether " he made any reply to this high comphment,he an" swered, ' No, Sir ; when the King had said it, it " was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civi" lities with my Sovereign.' Perhaps no man, " who had spent his whole life in Courts, could "...

...view to urge him to rely on his own stores 53. as an original writer, and to continue his labours, then said " I do not think you borrow much from any...so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign." Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and...

...too, (said the King,) if you had not written so well." — Johnson observed to me, upon this, that l( No man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and...so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign.'1 Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in 1767. courts could have shewn a more nice...

...compliment he acquiesced without the least attempt at evasion ; and observed afterwards to a friend " Sir — when the king had said it, it was to be so. It was not for me to bandy compliments with my sovereign ?" That this showed his politeness, is true j but the thought was not...

...said " I do not think you borrow much from any body." Johnson said, he thought he had already done hie part as a writer. •" I should have thought so too,...so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign." Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and...

...with a view to urge him to rely on his own stores as an original writer, and to continue his labours, then said, " I do not think you borrow much from any...so: it was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign." Perhaps, no man, who had spent his whole life in courts, could have shown a more nice and...

...writer, and to continue his labours, then said, ' I do not think you borrow much from any body.' Jobnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a...was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civilities v iih my Sovereign.' Perhaps no man xvhn had spent his whole life in courts, could have shewn a more...

...done his part as a writer. " I should have thought so too, (said the King,) if you had not written sо well." — Johnson observed to me, upon this, that...so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign." Perhaps no man who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and...

...have thought so too," said the king, " if you had not written so well." Johnson observed to me upou this, that " No man could have paid a handsomer compliment,...was to be so : it was not for me to bandy civilities will) my sovereign." Perhaps, no man, who had spent his whole life in com tit, could have shown a more...

...was lit for a king to pay. It was decisive.'' When asked by another friend at sir Joshua Keynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...so : it was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign." Perhaps, no man, who had spent his whole life in courts, could have shown a more nice and...