Sir Joshua agreed to carry it to Dr. Johnson, who received it with much good humour,1 and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it; but he would never consent to disgrace... Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life - Trang 85bởi James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| John Timbs - 1862 - 422 trang
...said, " to modify the sense of the epitaph in any manner the gentlemen pleased ; but he never would consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription." Upon this decision Mr. Croker has justly expressed himself at a loss to discover how an English inscription... | |
| esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 trang
...find an epitaph upon Erasmus in Dutch ! " — Boswell-] and desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen that he would alter the epitaph in any manner they...to disgrace the walls of 'Westminster Abbey with an Eaglish inscription." I consider this round-robin as a species of literary curiosity worth preserving,... | |
| James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 trang
...Erasmus in Dutch!' Formyown part, 1 thiuk it would be best to desired Sir Joshua to tell the gentlemen, that he would alter the Epitaph in any manner they...to the sense of it ; but he would never consent to disyrace the wall» of Westminster Abbey vita an Eiiylùh. inscription. ' I consider this Round ВоЫп... | |
| James Boswell - 1873 - 620 trang
...dugrace the wallt of Wctlmintter ¿lAty Kith an English iuicriptiuu. ' I consider this Hound Bobin as a species of literary curiosity worth preserving, as it marks, in a certain degree, Dr. Johnson'« character.' ROUND ROBIN, ADDRESSED TO SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D., WITH FAC-SIMILES OF THE SIGNATURES.... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 584 trang
...Burke would 1 Cor. et Ad.— Add to the i endeavoured to argue in favou of the country of which a lea that he would alter the Epitaph in any manner they...but he would never consent to disgrace the walls of \VestminstcT-Abbey with an English inscription. " I consider this Round Robin as a species of literary... | |
| ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 trang
...have had more sense." tlis final verdict was, that he would alter the Epitaph in any way the gentlemen pleased, as to the sense of it; but " he would never...of Westminster Abbey -with an English inscription." And as the bearer of this royal decree Sir Joshua, the ambassador, reverently took his leave. The Epitaph... | |
| Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 trang
...have had more sense." His final verdict was, that he would alter the Epitaph in any way the gentlemen pleased, as to the sense of it ; but " he would never...of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription." And as the bearer of this royal decree Sir Joshua, the ambassador, reverently 300 EPITAPH ON GOLDSMITH.... | |
| Alexander Main - 1874 - 480 trang
...have had more sense." His final verdict was, that he would alter the Epitaph in any way the gentlemen pleased, as to the sense of it; but " he would never...disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inseription." And as the bearer of this royal decree Sir Joshua, the ambassador, reverently took his... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 584 trang
...after " such a fool." — He said, too, "1 should have thought Mund Burke would have had ir.ore sense." that he would alter the Epitaph in any manner they pleased, as to the sense of it; but ke would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster-Abbey with an English inscription. " I... | |
| Benjamin Bausman - 1875 - 494 trang
...Corner. Some have epitaphs in English, others in Latin. Johnson wrote Goldsmith's in Latin, saying that he would never consent to disgrace the walls of Westminster Abbey with an English inscription. Spencer died " from lack of bread," and was buried here by the then Earl of Essex. Thus after the world... | |
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