| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." " Greek, Sir, (said he) is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he can." 6 " When Lord Charles... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knoweldge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." Of Goldsmith he on some other occasion said, " He was not an agreeable companion, for he talked always... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every Street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." " Greek, Sir, (said he) is like lace; every man gets as much of it as he can."6 " When Lord Charles... | |
| 1851 - 786 Seiten
...his uofituess for the task, grotesquely supposed that •• he would bring home a grindingbarrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." One caunot help fancying that some of our most brilliant contemners of the importance of British husbandry,... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement. Greek, Sir, said he, is like lace ; every man gets as much of it a» he can. When Lord Charles Hay,... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knoweldge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." Of Goldsmith he on some other occasion said. " He was not an agreeable companion, for he talked always... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 Seiten
...our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you ere in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement. Greek, Sir, »aid he, is like lace ; every man gets ae much of it и he cun. When Lord Charle« Hay,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 412 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement.' " " ' Greek, sir (said he), is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he can.' " • " When Lord... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 506 Seiten
...Johnson's company, he said, ' Of all men Goldsmith is the most unfit to go out upon such an enquiry ; for he is utterly ignorant of such arts as we already...think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement.' " " Greek, Sir, (said he) is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he can." 7 " When Lord Charles... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 444 Seiten
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement.' " " Greek, sir," said he, " is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he canq." " When lord Charles... | |
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