 | James Boswell - 1791 - Liczba stron: 556
...gay and frolickfome fellow, and pafled there the happieft part of his life." But this is a ftriking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and how little any of us know of the real internal ftate even of thofe whom we fee moft frequently; for the truth is, that he was then deprefled by poverty,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 648
...was a gay and frolicksome ' fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life.' But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...irritated by disease. When I mentioned to him this ' Goldsmith did go to Padua, and stayed there some months. Forster's Goldsmith, i. 71. i I had this... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 640
...him, was a gay and frolicksome' fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life.' But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...irritated by disease. When I mentioned to him this 1 Goldsmith did go to Padua, and stayed there some months. Forster's Goldsmith, \. 71. 1 I had this... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - Liczba stron: 660
...him by Mr Boswell, shows how fallacious it is to estimate human happiness by external appearances: " Ah, Sir, I was mad and violent. It was bitterness which they mistook for frolic. I was miserably poor, and thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ; so I disregarded... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - Liczba stron: 466
...him, was a gay and frolicsome fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life." But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...irritated by disease. When I mentioned to him this account us given me by Dr. Adams, he said, " Ah, Sir, I was mad and violent. It was bitterns:ss which they... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - Liczba stron: 384
...him, was a gay and frolicksome fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life." But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...depressed by poverty, and irritated by disease. When Boswell men . tioned to him this account, as given him by Dr. Adams, he said, " Ah, sir, I was mad... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - Liczba stron: 372
...him, was a gay and frolicksome fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life." But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...internal state even of those whom we see most frequently ; fur the truth is, that he was then depressed by poverty, and irritated by disease. When Boswell mentioned... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - Liczba stron: 442
...him, was a gay and frolicsome fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life." But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and how little any of us know of the real internal stnte even of those whom we tee most freqnently ; for the truth is, that he was then depressed by poverty,... | |
 | 1821 - Liczba stron: 372
...him, was a gay and frolicksome fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life." But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...real internal state even of those whom we see most freqnently ; for the truth is, that he was then depressed by poverty, and irritated by disease. When... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - Liczba stron: 454
...him, was a gay and frolicksome fellow, and passed there the happiest part of his life." But this is a striking proof of the fallacy of appearances, and...irritated by disease. When I mentioned to him this account aa given me by Dr. Adams, he said, " Ah, Sir, I was mad and violent. It was bitterness which they mistook... | |
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Ah, sir, I was mad and violent. It was bitterness which they mistook for frolic. I was miserably poor, and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit; so I disregarded all power and all authority. 
