| Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 σελίδες
...of it on his return to town at a party of his friends. "I met him," said he, " at Lord Clare's house in the country ; and he took no more notice of me...than if I had been an ordinary man." " The company," says Boswell, " laughed heartily at this piece of ' diverting simplicity.' " And foremost among the... | |
| 1865 - 342 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. ' I met him," said he, 'at Lord Clare's house in the country, and he took no more notice of me than...ordinary man.' The company having laughed heartily, Johnson stood forth in defence of his friend: 'Nay, gentlemen," said he, ' Dr. Goldsmith is in the... | |
| William Michell - 1873 - 496 σελίδες
...enquired the other sister. " Did he not look abashed ?" " I wish, Miss Norris, I could say he did ! But he took no more notice of me than if I had been that urn; and went on speaking to the young woman." " Did he indeed ? And could you not ascertain the... | |
| Amelia B. Edwards - 1865 - 406 σελίδες
...save the ticking of the great clock over the door. I began to address my inquiries to the porter; but he took no more notice of me than if I had been one of my own boxes, and sauntered off to fetch the remainder of them from the opposite platform. Hereupon... | |
| John Forster - 1873 - 806 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. "I met "him," he said, "at Lord Clare's "house in the country; and he "took no more notice of me " than if 1 had been an ordinary 'man." At this, according to Boswell, himself and the company laughed heartily;... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 584 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. " I met him (said he) at Lord Clare's house in the country, and he took no more notice of me than...ordinary man." The company having laughed heartily, Johnson stood forth in defence of his friend. " Nay, gentlemen, (said he,) Dr. Goldsmith is in the... | |
| 1878 - 496 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. "I met him," said he, "at Lord Clare's house in the country, and he took no more notice of me than...ordinary man." The company having laughed heartily, Johnson stood forth in defence of his friend. " Nay, gentlemen," said he, " Doctor Goldsmith is in... | |
| 1879 - 348 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. " I met him," said he, " at Lord Clare's house in the country, and he took no more notice of me than...ordinary man." The company having laughed heartily, Johnson stood forth in defence of his friend. "Nay, gentlemen," said he, "Dr. Goldsmith is in the right.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1879 - 266 σελίδες
...his friends. I met him," said he, " at Lord Clare's house in the country ; THE HAUNCH OF VENISOX. 147 and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man." "The company," says Boswell, "laughed heartily at this piece of 'diverting simplicity.' " And foremost among the laughers... | |
| 1880 - 556 σελίδες
...burst out laughing when Goldsmith publicly complained that he had met Lord Camden at Lord Clare's house in the country, " and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man. " Goldsmith's claiming to be a very extraordinary person was precisely a stroke of that hnmorus self... | |
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