 | 1793 - Počet stránok 450
...that well deferves to be recorded." Of a certain noble Lord he faid, " Refpeft him you could not j for he had no mind of his own. Love him you could...not, for that which you could do with him, every one elfe could." Of Dr Goldfmith he faid, " No man was more fooliih when he had not a pen in his hand,... | |
 | 1793 - Počet stránok 550
...that well deferves to be recorded." Of a. certain noble Lord he faid, " Refpecl him you could not j for he had no mind of his own. Love him you could not,for that which you could do with him, every one elfe could." Of Dr GoMfmith he faid, " No man was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - Počet stránok 464
...their fhoulders, and fay, ' His memory is going."* .<* Of a certain noble Lord he faid, " Refpecl him you could not ; for he had no mind of his own : love...; for that which you could do with him, every one elfe could." Being afked by a young nobleman, what was become of the gallantry and military fpirit... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - Počet stránok 562
...written, and that well deserves to be recorded. ' ' " Of a certain noble Lord, he said, ' Respect him, you could not ; for he had no mind of his own. Love...He told in his lively manner the following literary anecdote : ' Green and Guthrie, an Irishman and a Scotchman, undertook a translation of Duhalde's history... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - Počet stránok 532
...written, and that well deserves to be recorded." " Of a certain noble Lord, he said, ' Respect him, you could not ; for he had no mind of his own. Love...not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had." of expectation. The gentleman provoked at his inordinate vanity, resolved not to indulge it, and with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - Počet stránok 228
...their shoulders, and say, ' His memory is going.'" Of a certain noble Lord, he said, " Respect him you could not; for he had no mind of his own; love...which you could do with him, every one else could." Being asked by a young nobleman, what was become of the gallantry and military spirit of the old English... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - Počet stránok 238
...superficial observer than characters of nature, where a man must dive into the recesses of the human heart." Of Dr. Goldsmith he said, " No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, nor more wise when he had." Of Goldsmith's ' Traveller,' he said, " There has not been so fine a poem... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - Počet stránok 304
...knowledge of the subject ; which made Johnson observe of him, " No man was more foolish when he " bad not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he " had *." Indeed, with all his defects, (to conclude nearly in the words of that great critic t,) " As a... | |
 | 1794 - Počet stránok 622
...certain Noble Lord he faid, ' Refpeft him you could not ; for he nadno mind of his own. Love him r«i could not, for that which you could do with him, every one elfe could." Of Dr. Goldfmith he faid, " No man *»s more foplifb when he had not a pen in his hand,... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - Počet stránok 552
...reflectiony and whhout a <( sufficient knowledge of the subject; which made " Johnson observe of him, " No man was more foolish " when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise " when he had."* Indeed with all hrs defects, (to con" elude nearly in the words of that great critic,+) " As » BosweH's... | |
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No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had. 
