| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing....little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES." Johnson, though remarkable for his great variety of composition, never exercised his talents in fable,... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing....little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES." Johnson, though remarkable for his great variety of composition, never exercised his talents in fable,... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...consists in making them talk like little fishes." While be indulged himself, in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing....little fishes talk, they would talk like •WHALES." Johnson, though remarkable for his great variety of composition, never exerc|sed his tálents, in fable,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and langhing : upon which he smartly proceeded — " Why, Dr. Johnson,...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." The English Roscins having been mentioned, Johnson said of him, " Garrlck's conversation is gay and... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and langhing : upon which he smartly proceeded — " Why, Dr. Johnson,...this is not' so easy as you seem to think ; for if yon were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." The English Rosclus having been... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...fanciful Гeveпe' be sb""s«I Johnson shaking u ,nnghing. Upon which he smartly proceeded, s• Wb» tbis is not so easy as you seem to think ; for if you were to The modes /¡hee taik, they would talk like WHALES." which men ^ t|)ough remarkable for his great variety... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing....little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES." Johnson, though remarkable for his great 'variety of composition, never exercised his talents in fable,... | |
| 1821 - 372 pages
...consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing...not so easy as you seem to think ; for if you were (o make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." The English Roscins having been mentioned,... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indtilged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing....little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES." Johnson, though remarkable for his great variety of composition, never exercised his talents in fable,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...the Little Fishes. Observing that Doctor Johnson was laughing scornfully, he proceeded smartly ; " Why, Dr Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem to...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." To support the expence of his new dignities, Goldsmith laboured incessantly at the literary oar. The... | |
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