 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 pages
...humour." JOHNSON. " Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it is not a talent, it is a vice ; it is what...misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL. " Did not he thmk of exhibiting you, Sir?" JOHNSON. "Sir, fear restrained him ; he knew I... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 494 pages
...a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. "Sir, it is not a talent; it is a vice; it ia what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which...many misers: it is farce which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL. "Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, fear restrained him; he knew I... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1890 - 282 pages
...— ' Yes, sir.' Boswell. — ' He has a singular talent of exhibiting characters.' Johnson. — ' Sir, it is not a talent — it is a vice ; it is what...misers — it is farce, which exhibits individuals.' BoswelL — ' Did not he think of exhibiting you, sir ?' Johnson. — ' Sir, fear restrained him ;... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON : " Sir, it is not a talent — it isa vice1; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy,...misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals." BOSWELL : " Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir?" JOHNSON: " Sir, fear restrained him ; he knew... | |
 | 1888 - 686 pages
...! Being asked whether Foote had a singular talent of exhibiting character, the Doctor replied: "No, sir; it is not a talent, it is a vice. It is what...gathered from many misers ; it is farce, which exhibits an individual. His imitations are not like. He gives you something different from ' himself without... | |
 | William Archer - 1898 - 496 pages
...mimic" And again — BOSWELL : " Foote has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON : " Sir, it is not a talent; it is a vice; it is what others abstain from." BOSWELL : " Did he not think of exhibiting you, sir ? " JOHNSON : " Sir, fear restrained him ; he knew... | |
 | William Archer - 1898 - 500 pages
...mimic :' And again — BOSWELL : " Foote has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON : "Sir, it is not a talent; it is a vice; it is what others abstain from." BOSWELL : " Did he not think of exhibiting you, sir ? " JOHNSON : " Sir, fear restrained him ; he knew... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 568 pages
...Johnson — " Yes, Sir." Boswell — " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." Johnson — "Sir, it is not a talent — it is a vice ; it is...misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals." Boswell — "Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir?" Johnson — " Sir, fear restrained him ; he... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 432 pages
...Johnson — " Yes, Sir." Boswell — " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." Johnson — "Sir, it is not a talent — it is a vice ; it is...misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals." Boswell — "Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir?" Johnson — " Sir, fear restrained him ; he... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 442 pages
...find these very feeling people are not very ready to do you good. They pay you by feeling." hibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered...misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals." Boswell — "Did not he think of exhibiting you, Sir?" Johnton — " Sir, fear restrained him ; he... | |
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He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it is not a talent ; it is a vice ; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from many misers ; it is farce... 
