 Distress drove Goldsmith upon undertakings neither congenial with his studies nor worthy of his talents. I remember him when, in his chambers in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of his ' Animated Nature;' it was with a sigh, such as genius draws...  Memoirs of Richard Cumberland - Page 171by Richard Cumberland - 1806 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...remember him, when in his chamber in the Temple, he shewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard...talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1806 - 500 pages
...remember him when, in his chamber in the Temple, he showed me the beginning of iiis Animated Nature ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard...talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Pour fellow, he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1807 - 454 pages
...remember him, when in his chamber in the Temple, he shewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard...talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 pages
...remember him, when in his chamber in the Temple, he chewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature : it was with a sigh such as genius draws, when hard...talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1807 - 456 pages
...remember him, when in his chamber in the Temple, he shewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature ; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drudge for breadx and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things^ which Pidcock's show-man would have done as... | |
 | 1807 - 434 pages
...I remember him when in his chamber in the temple he showed me the beginningof his Animated Nature; it was with a sigh such as Genius draws when hard necessity drives it :rom its bent to drudge for bread, and talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 318 pages
...;* it wus with, a sigh such as genins draws when hard necessity drives it from its heart to drndge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 666 pages
...remember him, when in his chamber in the Temple, he shewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature; it was with a sigh, Such as genius draws, when hard...talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 498 pages
...remember him, when in bis chamber in the Temple, he shewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature i it was with a sigh such as genius draws, when hard...talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 444 pages
...Temple, he shewed me the beginning of his Animated Nature : it was with a sigh such as genius dr^ws, when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drudge...talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey... | |
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