 I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive than to save my life; and if it were indispensable for me to keep it up and never relax into laughing at myself or at other...  The Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Page 32by Oliver Goldsmith - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Literature - 1917 - 882 pages
...as I deal in. But I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive...it up, and never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before I finished the first chapter. No, 1 must keep to my... | |
 | Literature - 1917 - 920 pages
...her lot was cast. I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not sit down seriously to write a serious romance under any other motive...keep it up and never relax into laughing at myself and other people, I am sure I should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. When the Prince... | |
 | James Edward Austen-Leigh - Novelists, English - 1871 - 396 pages
...as I deal in. But I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive...should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. No, I must keep to my own style and go on in my own way ; and though I may never succeed again in that,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - Biography - 1872 - 740 pages
...villages as I deal; but I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive...should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. No, I must keep to my own style, and go on in my own way; and though I may never again succeed in that,... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - Children's stories, English - 1874 - 310 pages
...replies : ' I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not seriously sit down to write a romance under any other motive than to save my life...it up, and never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before the first chapter.' There is a delightful collection... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - Children's stories, English - 1874 - 368 pages
...replies : ' I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not seriously sit down to write a romance under any other motive than to save my life...it up, and never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before the first chapter.' There is a delightful collection... | |
 | Francis Jacox - Bible - 1876 - 628 pages
...she protested, she could no more write a romance than an epic poem. " I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive...should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. No, I must keep to my own style, and go on in my own way ; and though I may never succeed again in... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - 1876 - 412 pages
...replies : ' I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not seriously sit down to write a romance under any other motive than to save my life...it up, and never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before the first chapter.' There is a delightful collection... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - English essays - 1877 - 316 pages
...replies: "I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not seriously sit down to write a romance under any other motive than to save my life;...it up, and never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before the first chapter." There is a delightful collection... | |
 | Henrietta Keddie - 1880 - 420 pages
...as I deal in. But I could no more write a romance than an epic poem. I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive...it up, and never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. No ; I must keep... | |
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