 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...Johnfon obferve of him, " No man was more foolifh " when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wife " when he had."* Indeed with all his defects, (to conclude...words of that great critic,-}-) " As a writer he was of the moft diftinguifhed abili" ties. Whatever he compofed, he did it better " than any other man... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...could not ; for that which you could do with him, every one else could." " Of Dr. Goldsmith he said, ' No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had." of expectation. The gentleman provoked at his inordinate vanity, resolved not to indulge it, and with... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...could not ; for that which you could do with him, every one else could." " Of Dr. Goldsmith he said, ' No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had." " He told in his lively manner the following literary anecdote : ' Green and Guthrie, an Irishman and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...of nature, where a man must dive into the recesses of the human heart." Of Dr. Goldsmith he said, " No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, nor more wise when he had." Of Goldsmith's ' Traveller,' he said, " There has not been so fine a poem... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...knowledge of the subject ; which made Johnson observe of him, " No man was more foolish when he " bad not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he " had...conclude nearly in the words of that great critic t,) " As a wri" ter, he was of the most distinguished abilities. " Whatever he composed, he did it... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...reflection, and without a sufficient knowledge of the subject: •which made Johnson observe of him, '• No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his...the words of that great critic) " as a writer he was of the most distinguished abilities. Whatever he composed he did k better than any other man could.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pages
...reflection, and without a sufficient knowledge of the subject ; which made Johnson observe of him, " No man was more foolish " when he had not a pen in...conclude nearly in the words of that great critic, f ) " As a writer he was of the most distinguished abili*•' ties. Whatever he composed, he did it... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...reflection, and without a sufficient knowledge of the subject ; which made Johnson observe of him, " No man was more foolish " when he had not a pen in...defects, (to conclude nearly in the words of that great critic,f) " As a writer he was of the most distinguished abili" ties. Whatever he composed, he did... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 552 pages
...reflectiony and whhout a <( sufficient knowledge of the subject; which made " Johnson observe of him, " No man was more foolish " when he had not a pen in...hand, or more wise " when he had."* Indeed with all hrs defects, (to con" elude nearly in the words of that great critic,+) " As » BosweH's Life, Vol.... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...reflection, and without a sufficient knowledge of the subject; which made Johnson observe of him, ' No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his...the words of that great critic), as a writer he was VOL. XVI. C of the most distinguished abilities. Whatever he composed he did it better than any other... | |
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No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had. 
