 I was an absolute pedant : when I talked my best, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted Martial ; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid.  The Edinburgh Review - Side 4251845Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1767 - 572 sider
...When I talked my beft, " I talked Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted Martial j •' and when I had a mind' to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was ff convinced that none but the antients had common fenfe ; that the claffics •« contained... | |
 | 1774 - 622 sider
...left tlie univerfity of Cambridge, where 1 was an abfolnte pedant: when I talked my belt, I quoted Horace; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none buc the ancients had common fenfe ; that the Claflics contained every thing... | |
 | 1774 - 428 sider
...left the .univerllty oi Cambridge, where I was an abfolute pedant ; when I talked my beft, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted...when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovijj. I was convinced that .none but the ancients had common fenfe; that the daffies contained every... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1800 - 418 sider
...left the univerlity of Cambridge, where I was an abfolute pedant : when I talked my beft, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the antients had common fenfe ; that the Claflics contained every thing... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1801 - 474 sider
...left the univerfity of Cambridge, where I was an abfolute pedant : when I talked my beft, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid, • I was convinced that none tut the ancients had common fenfe ; that the claffics contained every... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1804 - 404 sider
...left the univerfity of Cambridge, where I was an abfolute pedant : when I talked my beft, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the antients had common fenfe ; that the Claffics contained every thing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 518 sider
...assiduously, and became, according to his own account, an absolute pedant. " When I talked my best," he says, "I talked Horace; when I aimed at being facetious,...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense ; that the classics contained every thing... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 408 sider
...was an absolute pedant : when I talked my best, I quoted Horaee ; when I aimed at being faeetious, I quoted Martial ; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was eonvineed that none but the" *neieuti had eommon sense ; that the elassies eontained evtrv Ee2... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 522 sider
...and became, according to his own account, an absolute pedant. " When I talked my best," he says, " I talked Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious,...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense ; that the classics contained every thing... | |
 | 1868 - 800 sider
...learning better than the art of savoir rirre), " I was an absolute pedant. When I talked my best, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted...had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense ; that the classics contained everything... | |
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