 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 strani
...children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the tranflator of," The Lufiad," and I, went to vifit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home; but having a curiofity to fee his apartment, we went in and found curious fcraps of defcriptions of animals, fcrawled... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1816 - 924 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Gold. smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animais, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parisi), which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. 1 [Mr. Boswell's note here being rather short, as taken at the time, (with a view perhaps to future... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 932 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall*, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. fltts extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from north to south,... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 946 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Gold' smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from... | |
 | John Britton - 1816 - 944 strani
...Johnson. It appears that Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious...scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 strani
...differ as to some point : I am only saying that / could do it. You put me in mind of Sappho in Ovid." and I, went to visit him at this place a few days...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curions scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found \ obscure, and requires to be a little opened. What he said, probably was, " You seem to think that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 strani
...in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of " The Lusiad," and I, went to visit...curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found obscure, and requires to be a little opened. What he said, probably was, " You seem to think that two... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 strani
...Unfortunately they did not find him at home ; but having some curiosity to see his apartment, they went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions...scrawled upon the wall, with a black lead pencil. He had carried down his books thither, that he might pursue his labours with less interruption. According... | |
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Road, and had carried down his books in two returned postchaises. He said he believed the farmer's family thought him an odd character, similar to that in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was the gentleman. Mr. Mickle,... 
