 Yes, sir: there was another fine passage too which he struck out : ' When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself, I was perpetually starting new propositions. But I soon gave this over ; for I found that generally what was new was false...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Σελίδα 424των James Boswell - 1820Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 σελίδες
...fine passage." JOHNSON. "Yes, Sir: there was another fine passage too, which he struck out : ' When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...indulge your delicacy too much ; or you will be a tete at tete man all your life." 1 "Dr. Burney," saysMalone,"inanote by Dr. Johnson; not recollecting... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 σελίδες
...fine passage." JOHNSON. "Yes, Sir: there was another fine passage too, which he struck out : ' When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...indulge your delicacy too much ; or you will be a tele h tete man all your life." 1 "Dr. Rumey," saysMalone, "in anote by Dr. Johnson; not recollecting... | |
 | John Forster - 1877 - 468 σελίδες
...was a fine passage. " Yes, sir: " there was another fine passage too, which he struck out : 'When I was a young " ' man, being anxious to distinguish myself, I was perpetually starting new proposi" ' tions. But I soon gave this over ; for I found that generally what was new was " ' false.'"... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - 638 σελίδες
...out of " The Vicar of Wakefield." Johnson added that he struck out another fine passage : " When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...new propositions. But I soon gave this over, for I generally found that what was new was false." Lessing began a critique in much the same way: "This... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1884 - 528 σελίδες
...passage. JOHNSON.— Yes, Sir. There was another fine passage, too, which he struck out : ' When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...I found that, generally, w'hat was new was false." " These passages did not appear in the first edition of Goldsmith's tale. If, therefore, Boswell's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1885 - 506 σελίδες
...passage. JOHNSON. — Yes, Sir. There was another fine passage, too, which he struck out : ' When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...I found that, generally, what was new was false.' " These passages did not appear in the first edition of Goldsmith's tale. If, therefore, Boswell's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1885 - 538 σελίδες
...out : ' When 1 was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself, I was perpetually starting if new propositions. But I soon gave this over, for I found that, generally, what was new was false.' " These passages did not appear in the first edition of Goldsmith's tale. If, therefore, Boswell's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1885 - 464 σελίδες
...young man, being anxious to dijtinguijh myfelf, I was perpetually ftarting new proportions. But I foon gave this over, for I found that generally what was new was falfe" Of the former there is no trace ; but a memory of the latter feems to linger in the words of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 492 σελίδες
...fine passage.' JOHNSON. 'Yes, Sir: there was another fine passage too, which he struck out: ''When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...indulge your delicacy too much ; or you will be a tcte-fr-tcte man all your life.' During my stay in London this spring, I find I was unaccountably2... | |
 | James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887 - 490 σελίδες
...fine passage.' JOHNSON. 'Yes, Sir: there was another fine passage too, which he struck out: "When I was a young man, being anxious to distinguish myself,...over ; for, I found that generally what was new was false1." ' I said I did not like to sit with people of whom I had not a good opinion. JOHNSON. 'But... | |
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