| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pagina’s
...and 'an idiot, with once or twice a fit of parts,' (z'bp 379). Garrick's lines — ' Here lies Nolly Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll.' are his imaginary epitaph on Goldsmith, which, with the others, gave rise to Retaliation. Forster's... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pagina’s
...an idiot, with once or twice a fit of parts,' ( ib. p. 379 ). Garrick's lines — ' Here lies Nolly Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll,' are his imaginary epitaph on Goldsmith, which, with the others, gave rise to Retaliation. Forster's... | |
| sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pagina’s
....deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll." Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 606 pagina’s
...of characterising him by epitaphs. Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but tulk'd like poor Poll. Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pagina’s
...of characterising him by epitaphs. Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll. Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pagina’s
...deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* «' Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll." Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 pagina’s
...deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy : — " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll." See Life, ch. xxi .] RETALIATION. POEM. OF old, when Scarron his companions... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 534 pagina’s
...deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy : — " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, buttalk'd like poor Poll." See Life, ch. xxi ] RETAL IATION. POEM. OF old, when Scarron his companions... | |
| 1852 - 788 pagina’s
...series of epitaphs upon the late Dr. Goldsmith. Garrick's only is extant; it was as follows : — " Here lies poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll,...wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll." This produced the poem of " Retaliation," in which the portraits of his associates are admirably hit off,... | |
| 1848 - 662 pagina’s
...the ' Traveller' and 'Deserted" Village.' But Goldauiith's difficulties were probably too great to bo met by such relief. ' He rather submitted than encouraged,...Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll.' Thi* is the latest tribute offered to the man whose life had been one struggle for social estimation... | |
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