 | Sir James Prior - 1837 - 558 pages
...thought he could write a good fable and stating the simplicity which that kind of composition required, observed that in most fables the animals introduced...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged this idea which it may be regretted... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
...thought he could write a good fable and stating the simplicity which that kind of composition required, observed that in most fables the animals introduced...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged this idea which it may be regretted... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...the animals which are introduced seldom talk in character. For instance, he continued, the fable of little fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes. " While he indulged himself," says Boswell, " in this... | |
 | Forbes Winslow - 1839 - 398 pages
...he thought he could write a fable, and stating the simplicity which that kind of writing required, observed that in most fables the animals introduced...instance," said he, " the fable of the little fishes who said, birds fly over their heads, and envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The... | |
 | Forbes Winslow - 1839 - 384 pages
...introduced seldom talk in character. " For instance," said he," the fable of the little fishes who said, birds fly over their heads, and envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consisted in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged this idea, which it may be regretted... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1828 - 566 pages
...errors. ' Goldsmith,' we are told by Boswell, ' said, that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he was indulging himself in this fanciful reverie... | |
 | James Boswell - 1844 - 356 pages
...was in company with them one day, when Goldsmith said, that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...requires, and observed, that in most fables the animals introduc d seldom talk in character. " For instance," said he, " the fable of the little fishes, who... | |
 | 1845 - 746 pages
...that he thought he could write a fable, stating the simplicity which that kind of writing required, he observed that in most fables the animals introduced seldom talk in character. "Fininstance ; the fable of the little fishes, who said, birds fly over their heads, and envying them,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...was in company with them one day, when Goldsmith said that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...seldom talk in character. " For instance (said he), 1 I regretted that Dr. Johnson never took the trouble to study a question which interested nations.... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...Once, speaking of fables, Goldsmith observed that the animals mentioned in them scarcely ever talked in character. "For instance," said he, "the fable...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes." At this Johnson laughed most immoderately ; whereupon... | |
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the fable of the little fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads and, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill," continued ht;, " consists in making them talk like little fishes. 
