 Praise, said the sage, with a sigh, is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband.  The Quarterly Review - Pagina 27geredigeerd door - 1832Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 pagina’s
...which all agree to give you." " Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufbandI have outlived my friends and my rivals, Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pagina’s
...mother td be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing is now of much importance; for I cannot extend my intereft beyond myfelf. Youth is delighted with applaufe; becaufe it is confidered as the earned of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pagina’s
...which all agree to give you." " Praife, faid the fage, with a Ggh, is to an olci man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to .partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pagina’s
...agree to give you." " Praife, " Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | 1788 - 778 pagina’s
...be delighted ' with the reputation of her fon, nor ' wife to partake the honours of her * hulband. I have outlived my friends ' and my rivals. Nothing is now of ' much importance; fur I cannot extend 4 my interdi beyon 1 myftlf. Youth is ' delighted with applaufe, becaufe it is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pagina’s
...all agree to. give you.?> " Praife," faid the fage, with a figh, " is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted •with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pagina’s
...to give you." E e 4 " Praife, " Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagina’s
...it is reflected from another.' In Rasselas (ch. xlv.) he makes a sage say with a sigh : — ' Praise is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother...son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband.' He here says once more what he had already said in his Letter to Lord Chesterfield (ante, p. 303),... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pagina’s
...it is reflected from another.' In Rasselas (ch. xlv. ) he makes a sage say with a sigh :— ' Praise is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother...son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband.' He here says once more what he had already said in his Letter to Lord Chesterfield (ante, p. 303),... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pagina’s
...which all agree to give you." ** Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
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