 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." " Greek, Sir, (said he) is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he can." 6 " When Lord Charles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knoweldge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." Of Goldsmith he on some other occasion said, " He was not an agreeable companion, for he talked always... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every Street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." " Greek, Sir, (said he) is like lace; every man gets as much of it as he can."6 " When Lord Charles... | |
 | 1851 - 786 pagina’s
...his uofituess for the task, grotesquely supposed that •• he would bring home a grindingbarrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." One caunot help fancying that some of our most brilliant contemners of the importance of British husbandry,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement. Greek, Sir, said he, is like lace ; every man gets as much of it a» he can. When Lord Charles Hay,... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knoweldge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement." Of Goldsmith he on some other occasion said. " He was not an agreeable companion, for he talked always... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pagina’s
...our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you ere in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement. Greek, Sir, »aid he, is like lace ; every man gets ae much of it и he cun. When Lord Charle« Hay,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement.' " " ' Greek, sir (said he), is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he can.' " • " When Lord... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pagina’s
...Johnson's company, he said, ' Of all men Goldsmith is the most unfit to go out upon such an enquiry ; for he is utterly ignorant of such arts as we already...think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement.' " " Greek, Sir, (said he) is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he can." 7 " When Lord Charles... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pagina’s
...accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would bring home a grinding-barrow, which you see in every street in London, and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement.' " " Greek, sir," said he, " is like lace ; every man gets as much of it as he canq." " When lord Charles... | |
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Of all men, Goldsmith is the most unfit to go out upon such an inquiry ; for he is utterly ignorant of such arts as we already possess, and consequently could not know what would be accessions to our present stock of mechanical knowledge. Sir, he would... 
