 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pagina’s
...he is so much mortified when he fails. A game of jokes is cornre to i.for new posed partly of skill, threaten or insult us, but the form of Goodness hu wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himsel tgainit another, is like a man laying a hundred k one, who can... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, e of the work, i Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 346 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 348 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 600 pagina’s
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
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Goldsmith should not be for ever attempting to shine in conversation : he has not temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not... 
