 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 ページ
....Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish ; and when, sometime afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation,...story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who cleared to be thought i favourer of literature, should thus insult a man of acknowledged merit; or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 ページ
...Spanifh ; and, when, fome time afterwards, became again, and faid that he had mattered it, difmifTed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy...pleasure " of reading Don Quixote in the original." This ftory is fufficiently attefted ; but why Oxford, who defired to be thought a favourer of literature,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 ページ
...Spanish; and when, sometime afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed hjm with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you...acknowledged merit; or how Rowe, who was so keen a Whig •]• that he did rot willingly converse with men of the opposite party > could ask preferment from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 ページ
...to study Spanish, and when some time afterwards he came again, and said he had mastered it, the Earl dismissed him with this congratulation, "Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading " Don Quixotic " in the original." At the accession of King George the First he was made Poet-Iaureat, it... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 ページ
...Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation,...acknowledged merit; or how Rowe, who was so keen a Whigs that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party, could ask preferment from... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 ページ
...Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish ; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation,...acknowledged merit ; or how Rowe, who was so keen a Whigs that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party, could ask preferment from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 ページ
...enjoined enjoined him to study Spanish ; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation,...should thus insult a man of acknowledged merit ; or how Rovve} who was so keen a Whig * that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 ページ
...when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with thb congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure...thus insult a man of acknowledged merit; or how Rowe, vrho was so keen a Whig; that he did not willingly comerse with men of the opposite party, could ask... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 ページ
...Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish ; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation,...pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." Hi;.- story is sufficiently attested; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 ページ
...Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish ; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation,...acknowledged merit ; or how Rowe, who was so keen a whig! that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party, could ask preferment from Oxford... | |
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Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, "Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading 'Don Quixote 
