 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
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 380 pagina’s
...birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's showmen would have done as well. Poor fellow! ho hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he saw ft on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 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 show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knows an ass from a mule, nor a... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pagina’s
...prosperous Irish gentleman," it is not unreasonable to wish that je had cleared off Mr. Kilby's bill. a " Poor fellow ! He hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey fiom a goose but when he saw it on the table." — CUMBERLAND'S Memoirs learned his way early to the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 314 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 a turkey fiom a goose, v''.t when he saw it on the table." — CUMBERLAND'S Memoirs learned his way early to... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 572 pagina’s
...way, by U*) much care." 1773. " when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drndge for At. 45. " bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, " which Pidcock's showmen would have done as well. " Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a " turkey from... | |
 | John Forster - 1855 - 528 pagina’s
...upon him there, "he showed me the beginning of " his Animated Nature ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws, " when hard necessity diverts it from...birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's " showmen would have done as well." Cumberland had none of the necessities of the drudge, and his was... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 406 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...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster Eow is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 424 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...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | 1856 - 642 pagina’s
...chamber in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his ' Animated Nature ;' it was with a sigh, snch as genius draws, when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and talk of birtfs, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would Lave done as well. Poor fellow,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 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... | |
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