 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1887 - 500 pages
...was in company with them one day, when Goldsmith said, that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads, and envying fhem, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill (continued he,) consists in making them... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 424 pages
...company •with them one day, when Goldsmith said, that he thought that he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...animals introduced seldom talk in character. 'For instance,'said he, 'the fable of the little fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads, and envying... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1889 - 494 pages
...was in company with them one day, when Goldsmith said, that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...fly over their heads, and, envying them, petitioned •Tupiter to be changed into birds. The skill," continued he, " consists in making them talk like... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - Literary Criticism - 1890 - 320 pages
...of Milton thus: ' Milton, Mr. John.' " Goldsmith said that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...little fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads, aud, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill," continued he, " consists... | |
 | James Boswell - English literature - 1890 - 568 pages
...was in company with them one day, when Goldsmith said, that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...of the little fishes, who saw birds fly over their While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking his sides, and laughing.... | |
 | John Forster - 1871 - 544 pages
...Goldsmith were together one day, when the latter said that he thought he could write a good fable ; mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition..."the fable of the little fishes who saw birds fly 41 over their heads, and, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to bo " changed into birds. The skill,"... | |
 | David Salmon - English language - 1890 - 318 pages
...day^when Goldsmith said.that he thought he could write a good fable mentioned the simplicity whicn that kind of composition requires, and observed that...most fables the animals introduced seldom talk in character^'for instance \ said he/the fable of the little fishes who saw birds fly over their heads^nd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1893 - 780 pages
...talk with Johnson and Reynolds, spoke of the difficulty of fable-writing, and gave as an instance " "As we received much reputation for our skill on this...natural for me to ascribe part of the success to While he was dilating on this and pointing out very earnestly that the skill consisted in "making them... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - English literature - 1894 - 328 pages
...of Milton thus: ' Milton, Mr. John.' " Goldsmith said that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...their heads, and, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to bo changed into birds. The skill," continued he, " consists in making them talk like little fishes."... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - English Literature - 1894 - 342 pages
...name of Milton thus: ' Milton, Mr. John.'" Goldsmith said that he thought he could write a good fable, mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition...character. " For instance," said he, ''the fable of tin; little fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads, and, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be... | |
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the fable of the little fishes, who saw birds fly over their heads and, envying them, petitioned Jupiter to be changed into birds. The skill," continued ht;, " consists in making them talk like little fishes. 
