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" A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. "
Dictionary of National Biography - Página 195
editado por - 1887
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 páginas
...mended for her learning, he faid, — A man is in general better pleafed when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, faid he, could make a pudding, as well as tranflate Epidtetus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 páginas
...commended for her learning, he faid, — A man is in general better pleafed when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, faid he, could make a pudding, as well as tranflate Epidtetus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 páginas
...commended for her learning, he faid, — A man is in general better pleafed when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, faid he, could make a pudding, as' well as tranflate Epidletus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volumen1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 páginas
...my sister worms, And mingle with the dead.' Gent. Mag. ix. 599. Hawkins records that Johnson, upon hearing a lady commended for her learning, said :...in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, could make a pudding as...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volumen1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 páginas
...my sister worms, And mingle with the dead.' Gent. Mag. ix. 599. Hawkins records that Johnson, upon hearing a lady commended for her learning, said :...in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, could make a pudding as...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volumen5

James Boswell - 1831 - 600 páginas
...sweet attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make a...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1831 - 570 páginas
...sweet attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make a...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the ..., Volumen9

James Boswell - 1835 - 366 páginas
...sweet attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than •when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make...
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Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell [ed. by J.W. Croker].

John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 páginas
...sweet attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make...
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Johnsoniana: Or, Supplement to Boswell: Being Anecdotes and Sayings of Dr ...

John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 páginas
...sweet attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make...
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