 | Kate Sanborn - Genius - 1886 - 230 pages
...with Mr. Burke to supper and broke his shin in attempting: to exhibit to Burlte «>d *; ° Goldsmith. the company how much better he could jump over a stick than the puppet. Burke teased him cruelly. Once while walking together they noticed a number of people staring... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1888 - 608 pages
...Gwyn." 1 Ibid. — Line 7 : On " myself" put the following note : — " He went home with Mr. Burke to supper; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets." Ibid. — Line 13 : On "Durham" put the following note: — "I am willing to hop* that there may have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 574 pages
...promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was 1 He went home with Mr. Burke to supper; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. 2 I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 pages
...come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was 1 He went home with Mr. Burke to sapper ; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit to the...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. a I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it from... | |
 | James Boswell - English literature - 1890 - 568 pages
...to Henry Bunbury, Esq., and the other to Colonel Gwyn.— В OS WELL. t He went home with Mr. Burke to supper; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...company how much better he could jump over a stick than-the puppets. — BOSWELL. JI am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this... | |
 | John Forster - 1871 - 544 pages
...was not present on the night of Kurkr's visit, or he would have named him ; and of course Goldsmith " and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit to the company how " mach better he could jump over a stick than the puppets." • The anecdote is too pleasant to be... | |
 | William John Hardy - Berkshire (England) - 1912 - 462 pages
...can do it better myself." 3 Timbs says that Boswell relates how Goldsmith "went home with Mr. Burke to supper, and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...could jump over a stick than the puppets." On the south side of Panton Street were Hickford's Auction Rooms of the reign of George I. The following curious... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...Gwyn." 1 Ibid. — Line 7 : On " myself" put the following note : — " He went home with Mr. Burke to supper ; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets." Ibid. — Line 13 : On "Durham " put the following note: — "I am willing to hope that there may have... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1900 - 334 pages
...us believe that he was seriously jealous of the so famous fantoccini ' " He went home with Mr. Burke to supper, and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets." * The anecdote is too pleasant to be gravely objected to ; but might he not only mean that the puppets... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1900 - 928 pages
...is now married to Henry Bunbury, Esq., and the other to Colonel Gwyn.e* | He went home with Mr Burke to supper ; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit...better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. I] I am willing to hope that there may have been some mistake as to this anecdote, though I had it... | |
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He went home with Mr Burke to supper ; and broke his shin by attempting to exhibit to the company how much better he could jump over a stick than the puppets. 
