 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pagina’s
...happy if they miss their counterparts." — " To be sure not, sir. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...by the Lord Chancellor, upon a due consideration of characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter." A gentleman being... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 430 pagina’s
...they miss their counterparts." JOHNSON. " To be sure not, sir. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...by the lord chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter." I wished to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pagina’s
...JOHNSON : " T"o be sure not, Sir. I believe marringea would in general be as happy, and often more so, U they were all made by the Lord Chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the partie» having any choice in the matter." I wished to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 690 pagina’s
...they miss their counterparts." JOHNSON. " To be sure not, sir. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...by the lord chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter '." I wished... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 pagina’s
...they miss their counterparts." JOHNSON. " To be sure not, sir. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...by the lord chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter '." t I wished... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pagina’s
...they miss their counterparts." JOHNSON. " To be sure not, Sir. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...by the lord chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter." (') I wished... | |
 | James Boswell - 1844 - 370 pagina’s
...they miss their counterparts." JOHNSON. " To be sure not, Sir. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...by the lord chancellor, upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter." (') I wished... | |
 | 1853 - 956 pagina’s
...tapis, he remarked, with the greatest coolness, that " ho believed all marriages would in general bo as happy, and often more so, if they were all made...of character and circumstances, without the parties themselves having any choice in the matter." To return to Pope, we may add, that there is ever}' reason... | |
 | J. J - 1860 - 190 pagina’s
...said the pastor, " is very cold on the subject, he says 'I believe marriages would in general be aa happy and often more so, if they were all made by the Lord Chancellor, upon due consideration of the character and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 410 pagina’s
...one woman in particular, he replied, " Ay, Sir, fifty thousand. I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made by the lord-chancellor upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances without the parties having... | |
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Then, Sir, you are not of opinion with some who imagine that certain men and certain women are made for each other; and that they cannot be happy if they miss their counterparts. 
