 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pagina’s
...ventured to fay, " Too fine for fuch a poem :• — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with a difdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadft thou lived in thofe days! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerftaff... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pagina’s
...company ventured to fay, " Too fine for fuch a poem : a poem on what ?" — JOHNSON (with a difdainful look). " Why, on dunces' It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadft/Ło« lived in thofe days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pagina’s
...lines one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst tfiou lived in those days ! It is not worth whil,e being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pagina’s
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, had st tliuu lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits."... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pagina’s
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem: a poem on what?" — JOHNSON (with a disdainful look). " Why, on dunces. It was...peculiar circumstance, that Pope's fame was higher when be was alive than it was then. Johnson said, his Pastorals were poor things, though the versification... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pagina’s
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was...it was then. Johnson said, his pastorals were poor tilings, though the versification was fine. He told us, with high satisfaction, the anecdote of Pope's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...lines, oue of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem: — a poem on what?" HINSON. (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst ihon lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." BickerstafT... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pagina’s
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such n poem : — a poem on what J" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst than lived ra those days ! — It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pagina’s
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thott lived in those days ! — It is now, when there are no wits." served, as a peculiar circumstance,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pagina’s
...those lines one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem:—a poem on what?" JOHNSON. (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was...Bickerstaff observed, as a peculiar circumstance, that Pone's fame was higher when he was alive than it was then. Johnson said, his' Pastorals were poor things,... | |
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JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) ' Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits. 
