James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ? I am disappointed by that stroke of death which has eclipsed the gaiety... The Quarterly Review - Página 152editado por - 1885Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure2.' In these families he passed much time in his early years. In... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of...eclipsed, the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure." In these families he passed much time in his early years. In most... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure'.' In these families he passed much time in his early years. In... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have prariw •with this character of our common friend : but what aye the hopes of man I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety c . nations, and impoverished the publick stock of. harmless pleasure, Tn the Library at Oxford is... | |
| Richard Warner - 1802 - 332 páginas
...but such astonishing dramatic talents, as too well verified the observation of his friend: "His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations, " and impoverished the public stock of harmless " pleasure." There is an air of bathos in this remark, which gives it rather a ridiculous effect, but it certainly... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend : but what are the hopes of man I 1 am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure. In the Library at Oxford is the following ludicrous Analysis of... | |
| John Jackson - 1805 - 308 páginas
...such astonishing dramatic talents as too well verified the observation of his friend — ' His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.' JOHNSON. South aile. In this aile was a figure, cut in grey marble, of A Prelate. This Bishop's sepulchre... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. Hut what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of...eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure." they recollected him well when a young man, as distinguished for... | |
| George Gregory - 1808 - 352 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend : but what-are the hopes of man ? I am disappointed by that stroke of...impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure." While I am treating of biography, I cannot D 5 pass .over that noble monument to national fame, theBiographtaBritannkae... | |
| William Hogarth - 1808 - 346 páginas
...Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our " common friend. But what are the hopes of man! I am disappointed " by that stroke of...impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure." now remains in the possession of his family. With Mr. Garrick, Hogarth lived in habits of great friendship;... | |
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