 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...new play, " She Stoops to Conquer," being mentioned ; JOHNSON. " I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...of comedy — making an audience merry." Goldsmith having said, that Garrick's compliment to the Queen, which he introduced into the play of ' The Chances,'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...play, ' She Stoops to Conquer,' being mentioned, Johnson said, " I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...the great end of comedy, making, an audience merry." Johnson observed, that it was long before Goldsmith's merit came to be acknowledged.— That he once... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 526 pages
...Johnson,) a hundred guineas for any thing whatever that you shall write, if you put your name to it." cnce, that has answered so much the great end of comedy — making an audience merry." Goldsmith having said, that Garrick's compliment to 64. the Queen, which he introduced into the play of ' The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...improbable *.' On another occasion Dr. Johnson declared, ' That he knew of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...much the great end of comedy— making an audience merryt'. This comedy was very successful, and afterwards kept possession of the stage as a stock play.... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 552 pages
...to Conquer met with great success. Dr. Johnson declared " That he knew of no comedy for " many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, " that has...great end of Comedy — " making an audience merry." Boswell's Life of J. Vol. II. p. 332. Mr. Dibdin, also, speaking of She Stoops to Conquer, (Hist. of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...seem improbable.'* On another occasion Dr. Johnson declared,' That he knew of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...great end of comedy — making an audience merry. 'f * Boswell's Life of Johnson, vol. ii. p. 205. • f Ibid. Vol. ii. p. 232. This This comedy was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...new play, " She Stoops to Conquer," being mentioned ; JOHNSON. " I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...of comedy — making an audience merry." Goldsmith having said, that Garrick's compliment to the Queen, which he introduced into the play of ' The Chances,'... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...play, ' She Stoops to Conquer,' being mentioned, Johnson said, " I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...the great end of comedy, making an audience merry." Johnson observed, that it was long before Goldsmith's merit came to be acknowledged. — That he once... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...new play, " She stoops to Conquer," being mentioned ; JOHNSON. " I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has...of comedy — making an audience merry." Goldsmith having said, that Garrick's compliment to the Queen, which he introduced into the play of " The Chances,"... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...mentioned — JOHNSON. " I know of no comedy, for many years, that has so much exhilarated an andience — that has answered so much the great end of comedy — making an andience merry." Goldsmith having said, that Garrick's compliment to the qneen, which he introduced... | |
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I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has answered so much the great end of comedy — making an audience merry. 
