 Lusiad," and I, went to visit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home ; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil.  Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography - Pagina 310door Washington Irving - 1868 - 427 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pagina’s
...this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home ; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions...scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of a friend of his, an honest... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pagina’s
...this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions...animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. 1 [Mr. Boswell's note here being rather short, as taken at the time, (with a view perhaps to future... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 932 pagina’s
...Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall*, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. fltts extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from north to south,... | |
 | John Britton - 1816 - 944 pagina’s
...Goldsmith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 946 pagina’s
...Gold' smith was not at home, " but having a curiosity," writes Mr. Boswell, " to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the walls, with a black-lead pencil."f HENDON. This extensive parish, which is seven miles in length from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pagina’s
...this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions...scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of a friend af his, an honest... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...afterwards. He was not at home ; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curions scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of a friend of his, an honest... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pagina’s
...this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home ; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions...scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of a friend of his, an honest... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pagina’s
...heart resign " But such as merit, such as equal thine, " By none, alas, by none, thou canst be mov'd, curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of a friend of his, 2 * an... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pagina’s
...By none, alas, by none, thou canst be niov'd, " Phaon alone by Phaon must be lov'cl. J. BOSH-ELL.] curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil. The subject of ghosts being introduced, Johnson repeated what he had told me of a friend of his, 2 * an... | |
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