 When we retired to tea we found the comptroller. In introducing him to Wordsworth I forgot to say who he was. After a little time the comptroller looked down, looked up and said to Wordsworth, 'Don't you think, sir, Milton was a great genius?  Lives of the Illustrious - Pagina 1171856Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alfred Ainger - 1901 - 200 pagina’s
...Comptroller of Stamps, and often had correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty ; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. " When...the Comptroller looked down, looked up, and said to Words, worth, ' Don't you think, sir, Milton was a great genius ?' Keats looked at me, Wordsworth looked... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1905 - 532 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty ; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. When...looked at the comptroller. Lamb who was dozing by the fire turned round and said, " Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius ? " " No, sir ; I asked... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1905 - 536 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty ; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. When...looked at the comptroller. Lamb who was dozing by the fire turned round and said, " Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius ? " " No, sir ; I asked... | |
 | Paul Elmer More - 1905 - 274 pagina’s
...had strayed an admiring but prosaic gentleman, a nameless Comptroller of Stamps. Says the diarist : When we retired to tea we found the Comptroller. In...looked at the Comptroller. Lamb, who was dozing by the fire, turned round and said: "Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius?" " No, sir, I asked... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1913 - 624 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty ; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. When...looked at the comptroller. Lamb who was dozing by the fire turned round and said, " Pray, sir, did you say Milion was a great genius ?" "No, sir; I asked... | |
 | George McLean Harper - 1916 - 490 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. " When...looked at the comptroller, Lamb, who was dozing by the fire, turned round and said, ' Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius I?' ' No, sir, I asked... | |
 | George McLean Harper - 1916 - 482 pagina’s
...correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he mieht come. " When we retired to tea we found the comptroller....looked at the comptroller, Lamb, who was dozing by the fire, turned round and said, ' Pray, sir. did you say Milton was a great genius'?' ' No, sir, I asked... | |
 | Sidney Colvin - 1917 - 666 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had correspondence with the poet. I thought it a liberty; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. When...looked at the comptroller. Lamb who was dozing by the fire turned round and said, 'Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius?' 'No, sir; I asked Mr... | |
 | Frank Vigor Morley - 1924 - 226 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had corresponded with the poet. I thought it a liberty; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. '"When...looked at the comptroller. Lamb, who was dozing by the fire turned round and said, ' Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius?' 'No, sir; I asked... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1924 - 784 pagina’s
...comptroller of stamps, and often had corresponded with the poet. I thought it a liberty ; but still, as he seemed a gentleman, I told him he might come. ' "...looked at the comptroller. Lamb, who was dozing by the fire turned round and said, ' Pray, sir, did you say Milton was a great genius ? ' ' No, sir ; I asked... | |
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