 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 506 pages
...the univerfity; he had " flattered himfelf that he fhould foori fee me -'* rifing into the foremoft rank in literary reputation , " but was mortified to find me utterly unnoticed *' and unknown. His difappointment might have " been partly afcribed to his having over- rated mv " talents, and partly... | |
 | 1804 - 286 pages
...the very middling figure " I made in the university : he had flattered himself, . "" that he should soon see me rising into the foremost " rank in literary reputation ; but was mortified to fmd " me utterly unnoticed and unknown. His disappoint" ment might have been partly ascribed to his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 510 pages
...was at the very mid" dling figure I made in the university; he had " flattered himself that he should soon see me " rising into the foremost rank in literary...objects than desirous of reasoning upon those " I knew. This did not, however, please my tu**' tors, who observed indeed, that I was a little *' dull, but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...at the very middling figure " I made in the university ; he had flattered himself " that he should soon see me rising into the foremost " rank in literary...mortified to find " me utterly unnoticed and unknown. His disappoint" ment might have been partly ascribed to his having " overrated my talents, and partly to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 290 pages
...the university. ^Ie had flattered himself that he should soon see me rising into the foremost rank of literary, reputation, but was mortified to find me...were more, eager after new objects, than desirous of reasonfng upon those I knew. This did not, however, please my tutors, who observed, indeed, that I... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...the very mid-. " dling figure I made in the university ; he had " flattered himself that he should soon see me " rising into the foremost rank in literary...objects than desirous of reasoning upon those " I knew. This did not, however, please my tu" tor, who observed indeed, that I was a little "dull; but at the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 538 pages
...reputation, ut was mollified to find me utterly unnoticed nd unknown. His disappointment might have '>een partly ascribed to his having over-rated my talents,...objects than desirous of reasoning upon those '* I knew. This did not, however, please my tu•' tor, who observed indeed, that I was a little "dull; but at... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...was in the very middling figure I made in the university ; he had flattered himself that he should soon see me rising into the foremost rank in literary...objects than desirous of reasoning upon those I knew. This did not, however, please my tutor, who observed indeed, , that I was a little dull : but at the... | |
 | 1819 - 414 pages
...mortified to find that I was' unnoticed and unknown. His disappointment might have heen partly ascrihed to his having over-rated my talents, and partly to...reasonings, at a time when my imagination and memory, yot unsatisfied, were more eager after new ohjects than desirous of reasoning upon those I knew. This... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 706 pages
...was at the very middling figure I made in the university : be had flattered himself that he should soon see me rising into the foremost rank in literary...objects, than desirous of reasoning upon those I knew. This did not, however, please my tutors, who observed, indeed, that I was a little dull, but at the... | |
| |
The first opportunity he had of finding his expectations disappointed, was at the very middling figure I made in the university : he had flattered himself that he should soon see me rising into the foremost rank in literary reputation, but was mortified... 
