 | 1848 - 570 Seiten
...say, ' Why, it's as good a shilling as ever was born.' You know he ought to have said coined. Comed, sir, never entered his head. He was a fool, sir."...error, or rather the liberty taken with language, on thu other side. When Cumberland spoke itf Goldsmith not knowing the difference of a turkey from a goose,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 Seiten
...If you gave him back a bad ' shilling, he'd say " Why it's as good a shilling as ever ' " was born." You know he ought to have said coined. ' Coined, sir, never entered his head. He was a fool, sir.' It may be added, since the question of vanity and envy has again arisen here, that even Tom Davies,... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 Seiten
...you gave him back a bad 'shilling, he'd say "Why it's as good a shilling as ever ', ' " was born." You know he ought to have said coined. ' Coined, sir, never entered his head. He was a fool, sir.' It may be added, since the question of vanity and envy has again arisen here, that even Tom Davies,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...to him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why it's as good a shilling as ever was born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He was a foot, sir." We have so many anecdotes in which Goldsmith's simplicity is played upon, that it is quite... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 Seiten
...him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why' it's as good a shilling as ever was born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He was a fool, sir." We have so many anecdotes in which Goldsmith's simplicity is played upon, that it is quite a treat... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 Seiten
...to him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why it's as good a shilling as ever was born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He teas a fool, sir." We have so many anecdotes in which Goldsmith's simplicity is played upon, that it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 Seiten
...to him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why it's as good a shilling as ever was born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He ^vas a fool, sir." We have so many anecdotes in which Goldsmith's simplicity is played upon, that it... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 578 Seiten
...If you gave " him back a bad shilling, he'd say ' Why it's as good a " ' shilling as ever was born.' You know he ought to have " said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He was " a fool, sir." I It may be added, since the question of vanity and envy has again arisen here, that even Tom Davies,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 Seiten
...to him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why its as good a shilling as ever was born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He wan a fool, sir." We have so many anecdotes in which Goldsmith's simplicity is played upon, tiiat it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 416 Seiten
...him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why it's as good a shilling as ever was 'born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head. He, ivas a fool, sir" We have so many anecdotes in which Goldsmith's simplicity is played upon, that it... | |
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Sir," replied the old wiseacre, " he was a fool. The right word never came to him. If you gave him back a bad shilling, he'd say, Why' it's as good a shilling as ever was born. You know he ought to have said coined. Coined, sir, never entered his head.... 
