 | James Hay - 1884 - 400 페이지
...they were too fine for such a poem — a poem on what ? " Why," said JOHNSON, " on dunces, to be sure. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, sir, had'st thou lived in those days." One evening in the Mitre, said Boswell — " Sometimes I have been in the humour of wishing to retire... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 522 페이지
...Dunciad'. While he was talking loudly in praise of those lines, one of the company3 ventured to say, 'Too fine for such a poem: — a poem on what?' JOHNSON,...not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits4.' Bickerstaff observed, as a peculiar circumstance, that Pope's fame was higher when he was alive... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 494 페이지
...While he was talking loudly in praise of those lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too Gne for such a poem : — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with...Sir, hadst thou lived in those days.' It is not worth 1 " Lo ! thy dead empire, Chaos ! la restored ; Light dies before thy uncreatlng word : Thy hand, great... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 454 페이지
...l "While he was talking loudly in praise of those lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ? " JOHNSON...dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! 2 It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff observed, as a peculiar... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 페이지
...are noble lines." — J. BOSWELL« '•i'1 AGE 6o.] lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem ; — a poem on what? " JOHNSON...was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst i/tcu Jived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff... | |
 | John Forster - 1871 - 544 페이지
...ventured to say (so Boswell tenderly introduces a remark from himself, the host and entertainer), " Too fine for such a poem :— a poem on what ? " JOHNSON-...look), " Why, on Dunces. It was worth while being л " dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! It is not worth while being " a dunce now,... | |
 | James Hay - 1891 - 390 페이지
...those lines, one of the company ventured to say : " Too fine for such a poem." " A poem on what ?" said Johnson, with a disdainful look. " Why, on dunces."...while being a dunce now, when there are no wits."* Swift had written the great prose Dunciad, the " Tale of a Tub," and suggests to Pope that he should... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1891 - 320 페이지
...company ventured to say that the concluding lines of the ' Dunciad' were' too fine for such a poem—a poem on what ?' JOHNSON (with a disdainful look)....dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thou lived in those days!'" This was actually at Boswell's own table. We may wonder if it ever occurred to him that those who had... | |
 | James Hay - 1891 - 392 페이지
...those lines, one of the company ventured to say : " Too fine for such a poem." " A poem on what ?" said Johnson, with a disdainful look. " Why, on dunces."...dunce then." " Ah, sir, hadst thou lived in those days I It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits."* Swift had written the great prose... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1891 - 376 페이지
...concluding lines of the ' Dunciad ' were ' too fine for such a poem — a poem on what ? ' JOHNSOX (with a disdainful look). ' Why, on dunces. It was...dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! ' " This was actually at BoswelTs own table. We may wonder if it ever occurred to him that those... | |
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While he was talking loudly in praise of those lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem: — a poem on what?" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) "Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst thou lived... 
