 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...birds. The skill (continued he) consists in making them talk like little fishes." While lie indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson...talk like WHALES." Johnson, though remarkable for hisgreat variety of composition, never exercised his talents in fable, except we allow i beautil'ul... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1834 - 506 pages
...the Little Fishes. Observing that Doctor Johnson was laughing scornfully, he proceeded smartly ; " Why, Dr Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem to...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." To support the expense of his new dignities, Goldsmith laboured incessantly at the literary oar. The... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 492 pages
...that Doctor Johnson was laughing scornfully, he proceeded smartly ; " Why, Dr Johnson, this is not go easy as you seem to think ; for if you were to make...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." To support the expense of his new dignities, Goldsmith laboured incessantly at the literary oar. The... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...birds. The skill (continued he) consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged y fine, Beauclerk enticed him, insensibly, to saunter about all the morning. fame, except we allow his beautiful tale published in Mrs. Williams's Miscellanies to be of that species.... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 348 pages
...birds. The skill," continued he, " consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson...little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES." " Glow-worm (') lying in the garden saw a candle in a neighbouring palace, — and complained of the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 346 pages
...birds. The skill," continued he, " consists in making them talk like little fishes." While he indulged himself in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson...little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES." " Glow-worm (') lying in the garden saw a candle in a neighbouring palace, — and complained of the... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...skill consists in making them talk like little fishes. " While he indulged himself," says Boswell, " in this fanciful reverie, he observed Johnson shaking...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." This is a very pungent and admirable repartee, with a dash of philosophy in it ; but it is surpassed... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 558 pages
...he did not execute, he observed Johnson shaking his sides and laughing, and immediately continued, " Why, Dr. Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." On another occasion when Beauclerk was present, Goldsmith talked of a project for having a third theatre... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 564 pages
...he did not execute, he observed Johnson shaking his sides and laughing, and immediately continued, " Why, Dr. Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem...little fishes talk, they would talk like whales." On another occasion when Beauclerk was present, Goldsmith talked of a project for having a third theatre... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, English - 1837 - 600 pages
...he did not execute, he observed Johnson shaking his sides and laughing, and immediately continued, "Why Dr. Johnson this is not so easy as you seem to...make little fishes talk they would talk like whales." On another occasion when Beauclerk was present, Goldsmith talked of a project for having a third theatre... | |
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Why, Dr. Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem to think; for if you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES. 
