 Praise, said the sage, with a sigh, is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband.  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Seite 424von Samuel Johnson - 1816Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 184 Seiten
...which all agree to give you." " Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufbandI have outlived my friends and my rivals, Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...mother td be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing is now of much importance; for I cannot extend my intereft beyond myfelf. Youth is delighted with applaufe; becaufe it is confidered as the earned of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 Seiten
...which all agree to give you." " Praife, faid the fage, with a Ggh, is to an olci man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to .partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...agree to give you." " Praife, " Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | 1788 - 778 Seiten
...be delighted ' with the reputation of her fon, nor ' wife to partake the honours of her * hulband. I have outlived my friends ' and my rivals. Nothing is now of ' much importance; fur I cannot extend 4 my interdi beyon 1 myftlf. Youth is ' delighted with applaufe, becaufe it is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 Seiten
...all agree to. give you.?> " Praife," faid the fage, with a figh, " is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted •with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 Seiten
...to give you." E e 4 " Praife, " Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 Seiten
...it is reflected from another.' In Rasselas (ch. xlv.) he makes a sage say with a sigh : — ' Praise is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother...son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband.' He here says once more what he had already said in his Letter to Lord Chesterfield (ante, p. 303),... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 Seiten
...it is reflected from another.' In Rasselas (ch. xlv. ) he makes a sage say with a sigh :— ' Praise is to an old man an empty sound. I have neither mother...son, nor wife to partake the honours of her husband.' He here says once more what he had already said in his Letter to Lord Chesterfield (ante, p. 303),... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...which all agree to give you." ** Praife, faid the fage, with a figh, is to an old man an empty found. I have neither mother to be delighted with the reputation of her fon, nor wife to partake the honours of her hufband. I have outlived my friends and my rivals. Nothing... | |
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