| James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 σελίδες
...learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who •were the first sailors.' d by successive relaters V Had he lived to read what Sir John Hawkins and Mrs. Piozzi 1 ' 'Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have.' Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 572 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 - 1916 - 370 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... | |
| Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 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 [1700 the Argonauts?" "Sir (said the boy), I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with... | |
| James Boswell - 1923 - 372 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... | |
| Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 924 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 HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, JOURNALS have." Johnson was much pleased with... | |
| Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 928 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 1763 gave... | |
| 1899 - 740 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 all I have." Johnson was much pleased with the answer and gave the boy... | |
| Alvin B. Kernan - 1989 - 384 σελίδες
...song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." But when he amused himself by asking the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" the answer, "Sir,... I would give what I have," pleased him so mudi that he gave the boy a double fare... | |
| Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski - 1996 - 388 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... | |
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