| Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 σελίδες
...learning us if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." Ho y it ought to be limited and restrained without scruple as much as a regard to the par (said the boy,) I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with the answer, and we gave him... | |
| 1875 - 592 σελίδες
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors.' He then called to the boy — 'What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? ' ' Sir/ said the boy, ' I would give what I have.' Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and he gave him... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 602 σελίδες
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, " What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? " " Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
| Jakob Olaus Løkke - 1875 - 556 σελίδες
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors«. He then called to the boy, »What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?« »Sir«, said the boy, »I would give what I have«. Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
| Henry Barnard - 1876 - 514 σελίδες
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, " What would you give my lad to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
| Félix Émile Darqué - 1878 - 150 σελίδες
...could sing the song of Orpheus* to the Argonauts,5 who were the first sailors." He then called to6 the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? " " Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with'1 his answer, and we gave him... | |
| George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - 678 σελίδες
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors.' He then called to the boy, ' What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? ' ' Sir,' said the boy, ' I would give what I have.' Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 σελίδες
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? " " Sir," said the boy, " I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
| James Boswell - 1884 - 742 σελίδες
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, " What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? " " Sir," said the boy, " I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1885 - 1120 σελίδες
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy : " What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his nnswer, and we gave him... | |
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