...Dictionary had condemned him to, would, no doubt, be executed con amore. His answer was, " I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary : it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." — And...

...Dictionary had condemned him to, would, no doubt, be executed con amore. His answer was, " I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of."—And the...

...Warburton. When one of his friends expressed a hope that i it. employment would furnish him with amusement and add to his fame, he replied : " I look upon it...is all work; and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." He issued...

...his Dictionary had condemned him to, would be executed con amofe. Ilia answer was, "I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary; it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." — /Sir...

...condemned him to, would, no doubt, be executed con a/more. His answer was, " I look upon this as I did npon the Dictionary: it Is all work, and my Inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of." — And...

...Shakespeare, a work that suited his genius and would be executed con amore, Johnson's answer was : " It is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of,"1 and Johnson...

...Shakespeare, a work that suited his genius and would be executed con amore, Johnson's answer was : " It is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of,"1 and Johnson...

...Johnson said (The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, 1787, 363), "I look upon this [editing of Shakespeare] as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of" (quoted...

...his genius.' Johnson's response was in keeping with the depressed mood of the poem: 'I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary, it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of.' This gruff...