 | James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...temper for it, he is fo much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is compofed partly of fkill, partly of chance. A man may be beat at times by one...the hundred. It is not worth a man's while. A man fltould not lay a hundred to one, unlefs he can eafily fpare it, though he has a hundred chances for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...temper for it, he is fo much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is compofed partly of fkill, partly of chance. A man may be beat at times by one...another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot Ipare the hundred. It is not worth a man's while. A man fhould not lay a hundred to one, unlefs he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 pages
...not knowing. tfe would not keep his knowledge to himfelf." The fame author again obferved, '\- " that Goldfmith fhould not be, for ever attempting to fhine...tenth part of his wit. Now Goldfmith's putting himfelf againfl another is like a man laying an hundred to, one"who cannot fpare the hundred. It is not worth... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...beat at time? by one who has Ťot the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare the hundred. It is not worth a man's while. A man should not lay a hundred to one, unless he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...temper for it; he is so much mortified when he fails. A game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance. A man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now, Goldsmith's putting himself against another is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a hundred to one who cannot spare the hundred.... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...temper for it; he is so much mortified when he fails. A game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes \a composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
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Goldsmith should not be for ever attempting to shine in conversation : he has not temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not... 
