 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1860 - 960 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, one who attacks his friends for the sake of a laugh to a pushing ox, that is marked by a bunc Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 pages
...much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, as a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at . times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith, putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | 1865 - 342 pages
...much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, as a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now, Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortiiwhen he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of sirpartly of chance. A man may be beat at times by one who has r. the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself agak.another, is like a man laying a... | |
 | Alexander Main - Literary Criticism - 1874 - 480 pages
...beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now, Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare the hundred. It is not worth a man's while. A man should not lay a hundred to one, unless he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 pages
...effect, and which no fire of sentiment can agitate or exalt. A game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. I have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in seeing a man trying to... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 pages
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith, putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
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Goldsmith should not be for ever attempting to shine in conversation : he has not temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not... 
