 | James Boswell - 1888 - 544 σελίδες
...gone, Sir, when you think you have got him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for his wit ; he never lets truth stand...him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES. " Garrick's wit is more like Lord... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 σελίδες
...you think you have got him— like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for wit; he never lets truth stand between him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES : "Garrick's wit is more like Lord... | |
 | 1888 - 686 σελίδες
...a good mimic, but he has wit, fertility, and a variety of images, and is not deficient in reading. He never lets truth stand between him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse." The Doctor was right about his coarsenes, and some of the bonmots in this book I could not very well... | |
 | Samuel Foote - 1894 - 252 σελίδες
...entertaining, with a kind of conversation between wit and buffoonery. — He has a great range for wit, he never lets truth stand between him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. — He has wit to ridicule you, invention to frame a story of you, humour to help it about ; and when... | |
 | Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy - 1897 - 362 σελίδες
...think you have got him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for wit ; he never lets truth stand between him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse." Accordingly, on this occasion he jumped over the heads of the authorities in a manner which delighted... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 546 σελίδες
...gone, Sir, when you think you have got him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for his wit ; he never lets truth stand...him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES. " Garrick's wit is more like Lord... | |
 | Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton - 1900 - 340 σελίδες
...think you have got him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for wit ; he never lets truth stand between him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES : " Garrick 's wit is more like... | |
 | James Boswell - 1901 - 502 σελίδες
...him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for wit ; he never let's truth stand between him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES. " Garrick's wit is more like Lord... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 σελίδες
...think you have got him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for nd Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free.' WILKES. ' Garrick's wit is more like Lord... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 548 σελίδες
...gone, Sir, when you think you have got him — like an animal that jumps over your head. Then he has a great range for his wit ; he never lets truth stand...him and a jest, and he is sometimes mighty coarse. Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free." WILKES. " Garrick's wit is more like Lord... | |
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... reading ; he has knowledge enough to fill up his part. One species of wit he has in an eminent degree, that of escape. You drive him into a corner with both hands ; but he's gone, Sir, when you think you have got him — like an animal that jumps... 
