 | James Boswell - 1848 - 354 pages
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for Such a poem: — a poem on what?" JOHNSON (with a disdainful look), " Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst ihou lived in those days ! (2) It is not worth (1) ["Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; Light... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 572 pages
...from himself, the host and entertainer), "Too fine for such a poem : — "a poem on what?" JoHNSoN (with a disdainful look), "Why, on Dunces. " It was...while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Northcote, in his Life of Reynolds (ii. 189) has mistold this same incident, evidently taking it out... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 578 pages
...from himself, the host and entertainer), ' ' Too fine for such a poem : — "a poem on what?" JOHNSON (with a disdainful look), "Why, on Dunces. " It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thon lived in those "days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Northcote,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 512 pages
...ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem ; a poem on what?" Johnson (with a disdainful look), "Why, an dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst thou lived in those days ]"—liostcell by Croher, p. 203. 773 The collection for which these Lives were written. Johnson has... | |
 | Idler - 1856 - 386 pages
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, ' Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ? ' JOHNSON (with a disdainful look), ' Why, on dunces. It was...dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! ' " .which distinguishes their Saturday Review. Moreover, Tibbald states that he belongs to no party.... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 536 pages
...of these lines, one of the company ventured to say, ' too fine for such a poem, a poem on what ? ' ' Why on Dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! ' " t These " concluding lines " are indeed noble lines ; which Pope himself admired " so much that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pages
...lines, one of the company ventured to say, " Too fine for such a poem : — a poem on what ? " JOHNSON he better when he argues alone; meaning, that he is...in his study, and can write well upon it; but when 6 It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits." Bickerstaff observed, as a peculiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pages
...penury of knowledge and vulgarity of sentiment so happily disguised. The reader feels his mind full, worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst thou lived In those days !"— Boswdl by Croter, p. 208. "' The collection for which these Lives were written. Johnson has not... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 806 pages
...remark from himself, the host and entertainer), "Too fine for such a poem:— a "poem on what?" JOHNSON (with a disdainful look), " Why, on Dunces. It was "worth while being a dunce then. Ahr "sir, hadst thou lived in those days! It "is not worth while being a dunce now, "when there are... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pages
...those lines, one of the company ventured to say, 'Too fine for such a poem — a poem on what?' JOHNSON (with a disdainful look) : ' Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. All, sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are... | |
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JOHNSON, (with a disdainful look,) ' Why, on dunces. It was worth while being a dunce then. Ah, Sir, hadst thou lived in those days ! It is not worth while being a dunce now, when there are no wits. 
