 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 366 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...it is talking of the art of war before Hannibal." (1) [Garrick died in January, 1779, and no new election took place till November, 1780; when Dr. Shipley,... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1835 - 436 pages
...Hannibal.' Ho continuo' ¡hie jokes, and lamented that I had not married Chat Iterton, that posterity miglit have seen a propagation of poets. The metaphysical...philological Lord Monboddo breakfasted with us yesterday : ho il such an extravagant adorer of the ancients, that ho scarcely allows the English language to... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...posterity might have seen a propagation of poets. 468. Oxford. — Pembroke College. Who do you think is my principal Cicerone at Oxford? Only Dr. Johnson... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1842 - 546 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...posterity might have seen a propagation of poets. 468. Oxford. — Pembroke College. Who do you think is my principal Cicerone at Oxford? Only Dr. Johnson!... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1842 - 544 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...posterity might have seen a propagation of poets. 468. Oxford. — Pembroke College. Who do you think is my principal Cicerone at Oxford? Only Dr. Johnson!... | |
 | Hannah More - 1862 - 378 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me as temperance J would be difficult.' He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...Hush, hush,' said he, ' it is dangerous to say a word about poetry before her ; it is talking of the art of war before Hannibal.' He continued his jokes,... | |
 | James Philemon Holcombe - English letters - 1866 - 548 pages
...would be difficult." He was very goodHannah More to her Sister— Dr. Johnson. Lord Monboddo. humored and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...poetry. " Hush, hush," said he, " it is dangerous to gay a word of poetry before her ; it is talking of the art of wai before Hannibal." He continued his... | |
 | James Philemon Holcombe - American letters - 1866 - 540 pages
...would be difficult." He was very goodHannah More to her Sister — Dr. Johnson. Lord Monboddo. humored and gay. One of the company happened to say a word about poetry. " Rush, hush," said he, " it is dangerous to say a word of poetry before her ; it is talking of the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 534 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...posterity might have seen a propagation of poets. MRS. HANNAH MORE TO HER SISTER (p. 261). Oxford, June 13, 1782. Who do you think is my principal Cicerone... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - Authors, English - 1884 - 468 pages
...touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word...continued his jokes, and lamented that I had not married Chattel-ton, that posterity might have seen a propagation of poets. MRS. HANNAH MORE TO HER SISTER... | |
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I urged him to take a little wine, he replied, " I can't drink a little child, therefore I never touch it. Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult." He was very good-humoured and gay. One of the company happened to say a word about... 
