 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pàgines
...informed me, that he had made the bargain for Goldsmith, and the price was sixty pounds'. 'And, Sir, ' He went home with Mr. Burke to supper; and broke his...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. BOSWELL. Mr. Hoole was one day in a coach with Johnson, when 'Johnson, who delighted in rapidity of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pàgines
...informed me, that he had made the bargain for Goldsmith, and the price was sixty pounds'. ' And, Sir, 1 He went home with Mr. Burke to supper; and broke his...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. BOSWELL. Mr. Hoole was one day in a coach with Johnson, when 'Johnson, who delighted in rapidity of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pàgines
...Hornecks, one of whom is now married to Henry Bunbury, Esq. and t lie other to Colonel Owyn. || He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his...to the company how much better he could jump over astick than the puppets. § I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pàgines
...Miss Hornecks, one of whom is now married to Ilenry Buubury, Esq. and the other to Colonel Owyu. l| He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. $ I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake ai to this anecdote, though I had it from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pàgines
...Miss Hornecks, one of whom is now married to Henry Bunbury, Esq. and the other to Colonel Gwyn. 2 He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. notice, he said he had a brother who was Dean of Durham,1 a fiction so easily detected, that it is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pàgines
...Miss Hornecks, one of whom is now married to Henry Bun. bury, Esq. and the other to Colonel Gwyn. 2 He went home with Mr, Burke to supper ; and broke his...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. notice, he said he had a brother who was Dean of Durham,1 a fiction so easily detected, that it is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pàgines
...Miss Homecks, one of whom is now married to Henry Bunbury, Esq. and the other to Colonel Gwyn. 6 He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. ' Traveller;' and the bookseller had such faint hopes of profit by his bargain, that he kept the manuscript... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pàgines
...Miss Hornecks, one of whom is now married to Henry Bunbury, Esq. and the other to Colonel Gwyn. 6 He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his...exhibit to the company how much better he could jump orer a stick than the puppets. ' Traveller;' and the bookseller had such faint hopes of profit by his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pàgines
...warmth, « Pshaw! I can do it better myself.» In fact, on his way home with Mr Burke to .supper, he broke his shin, by attempting to exhibit to the company...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. His envy of Johnson was one day strongly exhibited at the house of Sir Joshua Reynolds. While the doctor... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pàgines
...sold. I shall give it authentically from Johnson's own exact narration. a He went home with Mr. Bnrke to supper ; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. — BOSWELL. 0 I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though... | |
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He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit to the company how much better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. 
