 Distress drove Goldsmith upon undertakings neither congenial with his studies, nor worthy of his talents. I remember him, when in his chamber in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his Animated Nature; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when...  The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott - Pagina 258door Walter Scott - 1834Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pagina’s
...in the Temple/ says Cumberland, who had called upon him there, ' but it was ' with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard necessity ' diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and to talk ' of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pideock's ' showmen would have done as well.'... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 pagina’s
...in the Temple,' says Cumberland, who had called upon him there, ' but it was ' with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard necessity ' diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and to talk ' of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's ' showmen would have done as well.'... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pagina’s
...in the Temple,' says Cumberland, who had called upon him there, ' but it was ' with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard necessity ' diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and to talk ' of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's ' showmen would have done as well.'... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 pagina’s
...' ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necesBISTORT OF " ANIMATED NATURE." 275 sity diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and...talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knows an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pagina’s
...chambers in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his ' Animated Nature ;' it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necessity diverts it from its...talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knows an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pagina’s
...chambers in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his Animated Nature ;' it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necessity diverts it from its...talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidoek's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knowi an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pagina’s
...chambers in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his ' Animated Nature ;' it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necessity diverts it from its...talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knows an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | 1853 - 334 pagina’s
...chamber in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his Animated Nature ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necessity diverts it from its...Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardlj knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he saw it on the table. But pubUshers... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pagina’s
...prosperous Irish gentleman," it is not unreasonable to wish that he had cleared off Mr. Filby's bill. 1 " Poor fellow ! He hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor...from a goose, but when he saw it on the table."— CUMBERLAND'S Memoirt. learned his way early to the pawnbroker's shop. He wrote ballads they say for... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pagina’s
...prosperous Irish gentleman," it is not unreasonable to wish that he had cleared off Mr. Filby's bill ** "Poor fellow! He hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor...turkey from a goose, but when he saw it on the table." — CUMBERLAND s Memoirs. came home ruefully, and the good folks there killed their calf — it was... | |
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