...he thought he could write a good fable, avoiding the common error of making the animals talk out of character. " For instance," said he, " the fable of...consists in making them talk like little fishes." [The Doctor had been all this while sitting shaking his sides and laughing.] " Why, Dr. Johnson, this...

...one day, when Goldsmith sat. that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simpi: city which that kind of composition requires, and observed,...(said he,) the fable of the little fishes, who saw biro; fly over their heads, and envying them, petitioned Jupiter to k changed into birds. The skill...

...and Goldsmith were together one day, when the latter said he thought he could write a good fable. He mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill,' he continued, ' consists in making them talk like little fishes.' At this point ho observed Johnson...

...Goldsmith, were together one day, when the latter said that he thought he could write a good fable ; mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...character. " For instance," said he, " the fable of tho little fishes who saw birds fly over their heads, " and, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be...

...repartee. The talk had run upon fable -writing, and Goldsmith observed that in most fables the animals seldom talk in character. "For instance," said he, "the fable of the little fishes, who petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds — the skill consists in making them talk like little...

...peculiarities. Talking of fables, Goldsmith observed that the animals introduced in them seldom 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." Just then observing that Dr. Johnson was shaking...

...talk with Johnson and Reynolds, spoke of the difficulty of faiile-writing, and gave as an instance " the fable of the little fishes who saw birds fly over...them, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds." While he was dilating on this and pointing out very earnestly that the skill consisted in "making them...

...observed that the animals introduced in them seldom talked in character. " For instance," said he, l; the fable of the little fishes, who saw birds fly...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes." Just then observing that Dr. Johnson was shaking...

...that the animals introduced in them seldom talked in character. " For instance," said he, " the table of the little fishes, who saw birds fly over their...petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill consists in making them talk like little fishes." Just then observing that Dr. Johnson was shaking...

...Johnson, and Goldsmith were together one day, when the latter said he could write a very good fable : mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...that in most fables the animals introduced seldom talked in character. " For instance, " said he, " the fable of the little fishes, who saw birds fly...