 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...ventured to fay, " Too fine for fuch a poem :• — a poem on what ?" JOHNSON, (with a difdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadft thou lived in thofe days! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerftaff... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...company ventured to fay, " Too fine for fuch a poem : a poem on what ?" — JOHNSON (with a difdainful look). " Why, on dunces' It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadft/£o« lived in thofe days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...Dunciad. 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,...was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst tfiou lived in those days ! It is not worth whil,e being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...Dunciad.J 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,...dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, had st tliuu lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits."... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...— 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...peculiar circumstance, that Pope's fame was higher when be was alive than it was then. Johnson said, his Pastorals were poor things, though the versification... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...these lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such n poem : — a poem on what J" JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces....was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst than lived ra those days ! — It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...lines, oue of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem: — a poem on what?" HINSON. (with a disdainful look,) " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst ihon lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." BickerstafT... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...Dunciad. While he was talking loudly in praise of these 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 thott lived in those days ! — It is now, when there are no wits." served, as a peculiar circumstance,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...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,)...Bickerstaff observed, as a peculiar circumstance, that Pone's fame was higher when he was alive than it was then. Johnson said, his' Pastorals were poor things,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 458 pages
...Dunciad. 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...was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst t/tou lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff... | |
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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... 
