 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...learn different perfections from different men. They concluded with delicate irony : " Johnson shall teach me how to place " In fairest light each borrow'd grace ; " From him 111 learn to write: " Copy his clear familiar style, " And by the roughness of his file " Grow, like... | |
 | Charles Snart - Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...terse ^ Jones teach me modesty and Greek, Smith how to think, Burke how to speak, And Beauclerc to converse. Let Johnson teach me how to place, In fairest light, each borrowed grace, From him I'll learn to write ; Copy his clear familiar style, And, from the roughness... | |
 | James Northcote - Art - 1819 - 382 pages
...terse ; Jones teach me modesty and Greek, Smith how to think, Burke how to speak, And Beauclerk to converse. Let Johnson teach me how to place, In fairest light, each boi row'd grace, ti ! .•«':. 'i From him I'll learn to write; Copy his clear, familiar style, And... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...different men. They concluded with delicate irony : " Johnson shall teach me how to place " In fairer light each borrow'd grace ; " From him I'll learn to write : " Copy his clear familiar style, " And by the roughness of his file " Grow, like himself, polite," that I have reason to complain. It is rather... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...learn different perfections from different men. They concluded with delicate irony : " Johnson shall teach me how to place In fairest light each borrow'd...learn to write : Copy his clear familiar style, And by the roughness uf his file Grow, like himself, polite." I know not whether Johnson ever saw the Poem,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...learn different perfections from different men. They concluded with delicate irony : " Johnson shall teach me how to place In fairest light each borrow'd...I'll learn to write : Copy his clear familiar style, Ariel by the roughness of his file Growj like himself, polite." I know not whether Johnson ever saw... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 506 pages
...learn different perfections; from different men. They concluded with delicate irony: " Johnson shall teach me how to place " In fairest light each borrow'd...to write : " Copy his clear familiar style, " And by the roughness of his file " Grow, like himself, polite." I know not whether Johnson ever saw the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 pages
...learn different perfections from different .men. They concluded with delicate irony : " Johnson shall teach me how to place In fairest light each borrow'd...learn to write : Copy his clear familiar style, And by the roughness of his file Grow, like himself, polite." I know not whether Johnson ever saw the Poem,... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...terse ; Jones teach me modesty and Greek ; Smith how to think, Bi-ikc how to speak, And Beauclerc to converse. Let Johnson teach me how to place In fairest light each borrow'd grace ; From him I'll loom to write : -Copy his clear familiar style ; And, from the roughness of his file, Grow, like /umsel/,... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Poetry - 1826 - 320 pages
...and terse ; Jones teach me modesty and Greek, Smith howto think, Burke how to speak, And Beauclerc to converse. Let Johnson teach me how to place In fairest...well be read backwards as forwards; and the witty Rosciug accordingly recited them in that manner, and, mirabile dictu, produced the same good sense... | |
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Gibbon shall teach me how to dress 'em In terms select and terse ; Jones teach me modesty and Greek ; Smith, how to think; Burke, how to speak; And Beauclerk to converse. 
