 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 414 pages
...brought home my bloom-colored coat, he said, " Sir, I have a favor to beg of you ; when any body nsks you who made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in Water Lane." ' Why, sir,' cried JohnBOH, ' that was because he knew the 'strange color would attract crowds io gaze... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 1502 pages
...bloom-coloured coat, " be said, " Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When anybody asks you who " node what was going forward, came flocking about us. My...that my wife could not avoid discovering the pride o " Tould attract crowds to gaze at it, and thus they might hear of him, and see "how well he could make... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English dramas - 1869 - 774 pages
...gentleman; but I am talking of being well or ill drat.' 'Well, let me tell " yon,' said Goldsmith, 'when my tailor brought home my bloom-coloured coat,...said, "• Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When anybody asks you who " made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in Water... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 pages
...bloom-coloured coat, he said, "Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When anybody asks you who made your elothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in...was because he knew the strange colour would attract erowds to gaze at it, and thus they might hear of him, and sce how well he could make a coat even of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 pages
...gentleman ; but I am talking of being well or ill drest." " Well, let me tell you, (said Goldsmith), when my tailor brought home my bloomcoloured coat,...who made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Phielby,- at the Harrow, in Water-lane." JOHNSON. " Why, Sir, that was because he knew the strange... | |
 | Alexander Main - Literary Criticism - 1874 - 480 pages
...gentleman ; but I'm talking of being well or ill drat."—"Well, let me tell you," says Goldsmith, " when my tailor brought home my bloom-coloured coat,...he said, ' Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When anybody asks you who made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in Water-lane.'"—JOHNSON:... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pages
...gentleman ; but I'm talking of being well or *// dresi."—" Well, let me tell you," says Goldsmith, " when my tailor brought home my bloom-coloured coat,...he said, ' Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When anybody asks you who made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in Water-lane.'"—JOHNSON:... | |
 | Alexander Main - Literary Criticism - 1874 - 482 pages
...tailor brought home my bloom-coloured coat, he said, ' Sir, I have a favour to beg of you. When anybody asks you who made your clothes, be pleased to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, in Water-lane.'" — JOHNSON: "Why, Sir, that was because he knew the strange colour would attract crowds... | |
 | Sir Leslie Stephen - 1878 - 226 pages
...seriously vain. "Let me tell you," said Goldsmith, " when my tailor brought home my bloom-coloured ccat, he said, ' Sir, I have a favour to beg of you ; when anybody asks you who made your clothes, be pleased -to mention John Filby, at the Harrow, Water Lane.'... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 pages
...tailor brought home my bloom - colored coat, he said, ' Sir, I have a favor to beg of you. When anybody asks you who made your clothes, be pleased to mention...Johnson: "Why, sir, that was because he knew the strange color would attract crowds to gaze at it, and thus they might hear of him, and see how well he could... | |
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Why, sir, that was because he knew the strange colour would attract crowds to gaze at it, and thus they might hear of him, and see how well he could make a coat even of so absurd a colour. 
