| James Boswell - 1890 - 568 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. "I met him," said he, "at Lord Clare's house till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is...asperity, not to confess obligations where no benefit h Johnson stood forth in defence of his friend. "Nay, gentlemen," said he, "Dr. Goldsmith is in the right.... | |
| John Morley - 1894 - 618 σελίδες
...Goldsmith publicly complained that he had met Lord Camden at Lord Clare's house in the country, " and lie 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 humorous self-depreciation... | |
| Mark Pattison - 1895 - 570 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 1 had been an ordinary man." Goldsmith's claiming to be a very extraordinary person was precisely a... | |
| Archer Philip Crouch - 1898 - 312 σελίδες
...regularity the medicine which the doctor made for him. It was cheerless work, for the young fellow took no more notice of me than if I had been an automaton invented for the sole purpose of ministering to his wants. Worst of all, his health did not... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 546 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... | |
| James Boswell - 1900 - 928 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. " I met him," said he, " at Lord Clare's house ent to my tutor." BOSWELL : " That, sir, was great fortitude Johnson stood forth in defence of his friend. " Nay, gentlemen," said he, " Dr Goldsmith is in the... | |
| 1900 - 570 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 1 had been an ordinary man." Goldsmith's claiming to be a very extraordinary person was precisely a... | |
| James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. 'I met him (said he,) at Lord Clare's house ssed a doubt whether Goldsmith intended it, in order that I might hear the truth 1 I am not entirely without suspicion that Johnson may have felt a little momentary envy ; for no man... | |
| James Boswell - 1904 - 726 σελίδες
...complained one day, in a mixed company, of Lord Camden. 'I met him (said he,) at Lord Clare's house hi the country, and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man.' 1 I am not entirely without suspicion that Johnson may have felt a little momentary envy ; for no man... | |
| Frank Frankfort Moore - 1910 - 530 σελίδες
...little man who was so well aware of his plainness and awkwardness, affirmed that he had his admirers. " He took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man ! " he cried indignantly, and the more the people about him laughed the graver his face would become,... | |
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