 It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London ; JOHNSON. " Nay, Sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing, will be very generally invited in London. The man, Sterne, I have been told, has had engagements for three...  Boswell's Life of Johnson - Stran 200avtor: James Boswell - 1917 - 574 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 592 strani
...hospitality as a tribute ; while his contemporaries saw the festivity in a very different light. ' Any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing,' said Johnson, 'will be very generally invited in London. The man Sterne, I am told, has had engagements... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 576 strani
...hospitality as a tribute ; while his contemporaries saw the festivity in a very different light. ' Any man who has a name, or who has the power of plensing,' says Johnson, • will be very generally invited in London. The mnn Sterne, I am told, bas... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 358 strani
...Life of Johnson:' "It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London: Johnson. ' Nay, Sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power...And a very dull fellow.' Johnson. ' Why, no, Sir.' " Johnson had disliked ' the man Sterne,' and in truth his habits were not such as a rigid moralist... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 strani
...shield of truth." It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London : — JOHNBON. ' Nay, sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power...months." — GOLDSMITH. "And a very dull fellow." — JOHNSOS. " Why, no, sir." — Martinelli told us, that for several years he lived much with Charles... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 strani
...Life of Johnson :' "It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London: Johnton. ' Nay, Sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing, will be very generally invited hi London. The man Sterne, I have been told, has had engagements for three months.' Goldsmith. ' And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 580 strani
...hospitality as a tribute ; while his contemporaries saw the festivity in a very different light. ' Any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing,' says Johnson, ' will be very generally invited in London. The man Sterne, I am told, has had engagements... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 584 strani
...hospitality as a tribute ; while his contemporaries saw the festivity in a very different light. ' Any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing,' says Johnson, ' will be very generally invited in London. The man Sterne, I am told, has had engagements... | |
 | James Boswell - 1858 - 498 strani
...shield of truth." It having been observed that there was little hospitality in Loudon : JOHNSON. " Nay, Sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power...that for several years he lived much with Charles Towushend," and that he ventured to tell him he was a bad joker. JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, thus much I can... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 360 strani
...laughter, and ready to throw his periwig in the face of the audience."—OHAY'S Letters, June 22nd, 1760. " It having been observed that there was little hospitality...Goldsmith: 'And a very dull fellow.' Johnson: 'Why, no, sir.'"—BOSWELL'S Life of Johnson. "Her [Miss Monckton's] vivacity enchanted the sage, and they used... | |
 | John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1858 - 428 strani
...Boswell we read, " It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London : Johnson, ' Nay, Sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power...And a very dull fellow.' Johnson, ' Why, no, Sir.' " No, Goldy, he was just the reverse of a dull fellow, heartless, shallow, vain as yourself, careless... | |
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