 | 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 792
..." He is not a cur," replied Goldsmith ; " you are too severe ; he is only a burr. Tom Davies flung him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking." Miss Burney thus caricatures the appearance of Boswell in Johnson's presence, when intent upon his... | |
 | 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...easily detract from his appreciation of a man who took no pains to conceal the contempt in which ho held his own pretensions, and whose gibes must have...contemporaries to transmit his fame to posterity. But candour must acknowledge that other causes were at work, with reference to Boswell's portrait of... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...No, no,' replied Goldsmith playing upon the word, ' you are too severe; he is merely a Scotch bur.* Tom Davies threw him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking.' "f /. ~ Wilkes likewise said on this and on other occasions, that he had heard Goldsmith treat Boswell's... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...No, no,' replied Goldsmith playing upon the word, ' you arc too severe ; he is merely a Scotch bur.* Tom Davies threw him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking' "t Wilkes likewise said on this and on other occasions, that he had heard Goldsmith treat Boswell's... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...No, no,' replied Goldsmith playing upon the word, ' you are too severe ; he is merely a Scotch bur. * Tom Davies threw him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking.'"'t Wilkes likewise said on this and on other occasions, that he had heard Goldsmith treat... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - عدد الصفحات: 558
...replied Goldsmith playing upon the word, 'you are too severe; he is merely a Scotch bur.* Tom Da vies threw him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking.' "f Wilkes likewise said on this and on other occasions, that he had heard Goldsmith treat Boswell's... | |
 | 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 878
...Goldsmith. " He is not a cur," replied Goldsmith; "you are too severe; be is only a burr. Tom Davies flung him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking." Miss Burney thus caricatures • the appearance of Boswell in Johnson's presence, when intent upon... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - عدد الصفحات: 744
...' He is not a cur,' answered Goldsmith. ' You are too severe. He is only a bur. ' Tom Davies flung him at Johnson in sport, and he has ' the faculty of sticking.' Boswell has retorted this respectful contempt; and in him it is excessively ludicrous. ' It has been... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - عدد الصفحات: 736
...' He is not a cur,' answered Goldsmith. ' You are too severe. He is only a bur. ' Tom Davies flung him at Johnson in sport, and he has ' the faculty of sticking.' Boswell has retorted this respectful contempt; and in him it is excessively ludicrous. ' It has been... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - عدد الصفحات: 740
...' He ia not a cur,' answered Goldsmith. ' You are too severe. He is only a bur. ' Tom Davies flung him at Johnson in sport, and he has ' the faculty of sticking.' Boswell has retorted this respectful contempt; and in him it is excessively ludicrous. ' It has been... | |
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you are too severe. He is only a bur. Tom Davies flung him at Johnson in sport, and he has the faculty of sticking. 
