 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus : " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street.'' — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge" At the time when he was concluding... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus : ' Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street*.' — Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge*.' ' ' There have been great contests... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus : ' Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street''.' — Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a Jiarmless drudge'.' 1 ' There have been great contests... | |
 | John Walker - 1807 - 1108 sivua
...Thename ; — me, mdt ; — pine, pin ; — of a street in London, formerly much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems;...whence any mean production is called Grub-street. To GRUDGE, grfidje. va To envy, to see am advantage of'another with discontent; to gheortake unwillingly.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus ; " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems;...whence any mean production is called Grub-street."—" Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge." At the time when he was concluding his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 sivua
...own laborions task. Thns; s' Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge." At the time when he was concluding... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 388 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus : " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge." At the time when he was concluding... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus ; " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge" be legally obtained. I wished to... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 710 sivua
...dark. GRUB-STREET, grubUtr££t, *. Tlie name of a street In London, formerly much inhabited by wriiers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems...whence any mean production is called Grub-street. To GRUDGE, gt'udjc, va To envy, to see any advantage of another with discontent ; to give or take unwillingly.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 sivua
...own laborious task. Thus ; " Grub-street, the name of a street in London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub -street." — " Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge" be legally obtained.... | |
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London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street. 
