A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iii. Chap. viii. 1772.
Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young.
Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iii. Chap. viii. 1772.
A man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it.
Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iv. Chap. ii. 1773.
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Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place where he is not known. Don't let him go to the devil, where he is known.
Life of Johnson (Boswell). Vol. iv. Chap. ii. 1773.
Was ever poet so trusted before?