| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 376 Seiten
...him as one, ' for shortness call'ti Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor poll.' bsing liked, and observe how hard it would be if literary...should preclude a man from that satisfaction, which ie perceived it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced... | |
| James Boswell - 1860 - 960 Seiten
...like an angel, and talk'd like poor Poll." Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to me, that he frequently heard Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being liked, and observe how hard it would be if library excellence should preclude a man from that satisfaction, which he perceived it often did, from... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 Seiten
...was an 'inspired idiot; ' and Garrick described him as one, ~ 'for shortness call'd Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor poll.' Sir Joshua...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absurd, in order to lessen himself... | |
| 1865 - 342 Seiten
...described him as one, ' for shortness call'd Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor poll. 1 Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to Boswell that he frequently...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absurd, in order to lessen himself... | |
| James Boswell - 1873 - 620 Seiten
...to me that he frequently lii-anl Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being liked, and observed how hard it would be if literary • excellence should preclude a man from that satisfaction, which he perceived'it often diii, from the envy which attended it ; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 742 Seiten
...warmth, " Pshaw! I can do it better myself."" He, I am afraid, had no settled system of any sort, so that talk warmly of the pleasure of being liked, and observe...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absuri in order to lessen himself... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 722 Seiten
..." Pshaw ! I can do it better myself."" He, I am afraid, had no settled system of any sort, so that talk warmly of the pleasure of being liked, and observe...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absurd, in order to lessen himself... | |
| James Boswell - 1885 - 490 Seiten
...wrote like an angel, and talk'd like poor Poll." Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to me that he frequently heard Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absurd, in order to lessen himself... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 570 Seiten
...wrote like an angel, and talk'd like poor PolL' Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to me that he frequently heard Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absurd, in order to lessen himself... | |
| James Boswell - 1887 - 598 Seiten
...wrote like an angel, and talk'd like poor Poll.' Sir Joshua Reynolds mentioned to me that he frequently heard Goldsmith talk warmly of the pleasure of being...it often did, from the envy which attended it; and therefore Sir Joshua was convinced that he was intentionally more absurd, in order to lessen himself... | |
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