 Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it is not a talent, it is a vice ; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from...  The British Prose Writers - 60 페이지1821전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 712 페이지
...feeling." BOSWELL. "Foote has a great deal of humour." JOHNSON. "Yes, Sir." BOSWELL.' "He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it...that of a miser gathered from many misers : it is a farce which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL. " Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir ? " JOHNSON.... | |
 | Frank Frankfort Moore - 1908 - 400 페이지
...not only of " the rugged Russian bear," but also of " the armed rhinoceros and the Hyrcan tiger." " Sir, it is not a talent : it is a vice ; it is what others abstain from," he growled. " Did not he think of exhibiting you, sir ? " inquired the tactful Mr. Boswell, though... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852
...BOSWELL : " Foote has a great deal of huinour. " JOHNSON : " Yes, Sir." BOSWELL : " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON : " Sir,...individuals." BOSWELL : " Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir ?" JOHNSON : " Sir, fear restrained him ; he knew I would have broken his bones. I would have... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1909 - 942 페이지
...not think that Foote had a singular talent for exhibiting character. "No, sir," replied the doctor. "It is not a talent, it is a vice. It is what others abstain from. His imitations are not like. He gives you something different from himself, without going into other... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1910 - 404 페이지
...humour." Johnson agreed. " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." "Sir," said Johnson, "it is not a talent — it is a vice ; it is what...misers ; it is farce, which exhibits individuals." How acute is this criticism, which goes to the very root of dramatic action — mere imitation, as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1916 - 370 페이지
...feelinr/." BOSWELL. "Foote has a great deal of humor." JOHNSON. "Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. "He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. "Sir, it...as that of a miser gathered from many misers: it is a farce which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL. "Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir?" JOHNSON. "Sir,... | |
 | Josiah Henry Barr - 1916 - 264 페이지
...could imitate even the vocal intonations of his subject.27 Of this faculty Dr. Samuel Johnson says : "It is not a talent, it is a vice; it is what others...exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathering from many miners; it is farce, which exhibits individuals." 28 This vice, as Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1923 - 372 페이지
...feeling." BOSWELL. "Foote has a great deal of humour!" JOHNSON. "Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. "He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. "Sir, it...that of a miser gathered from many misers : it is a farce which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL. "Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir?" JOHNSON. "Sir,... | |
 | Sir Edward Abbott Parry - 1926 - 312 페이지
...mimicry and would not allow that Foote deserved the praise he received. " Sir," he said to Boswell, "it is not a talent ; it is a vice ; it is what others abstain from." " Did not he think of exhibiting you, sir ? " asked Boswell. " Sir, fear restrained him," replied the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1928 - 670 페이지
...feeling." BOSWELL. "Foote has a great deal of humour." JOHNSON. " Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it...that of a miser gathered from many misers : it is a farce which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL. " Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir ?" JOHN-' SON.... | |
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