 Temple, he showed 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 bread, and talk of birds, and beasts, and' creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would...  Memoirs of Richard Cumberland - Page 348by Richard Cumberland - 1807 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 380 pages
...birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's showmen would have done as well. Poor fellow! ho hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he saw ft on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 572 pages
...drndge for At. 45. " bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, " which Pidcock's showmen would have done as well. " Poor fellow, he hardly...turkey from a goose, but when he saw it on the table."* Cumberland had none of the necessities of the drndge, and his was not the life of the author militant.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 pages
...and creeping things, which Pidock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knows an ass from a mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he sees it on the table." Others of Goldsmith's friends entertained similar ideas with respect to his... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pages
...prosperous Irish gentleman," it is not unreasonable to wish that je had cleared off Mr. Kilby's bill. a " Poor fellow ! He hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey fiom a goose but when he saw it on the table." — CUMBERLAND'S Memoirs learned his way early to the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 314 pages
...prosperous Irish gentleman," it is not unreasonable to wish that he had cleared off Mr. Filby's bill. * " Poor fellow ! He hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey fiom a goose, v''.t when he saw it on the table." — CUMBERLAND'S Memoirs learned his way early to... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 424 pages
...with a sigh, such as genius draws, when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things,...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | 1856 - 642 pages
...for bread, and talk of birtfs, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would Lave done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 360 pages
...unreasonable to wish tha he had cleared off Mr. Pilb/s bill. 1 " Poor fellow ! He hardly knew an asa from a mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he saw it on the table." — CUMBEELAKII'S Memoirs. with one patron, a great deal of time at the publichouse.1 Tired of this... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 pages
...beasts, and creeping things, which Pidock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knows an ass from a mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he sees it on the table." Others of Goldsmith's friends entertained simi lar ideas with respect to his... | |
 | John Timbs - 1862 - 422 pages
...with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things,...mule, nor a turkey from a goose, but when he saw it upon the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-row is not Parnassus. Now, though necessity,... | |
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