 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 páginas
...learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who •were the first sailors.' d by successive relaters V Had he lived to read what Sir John Hawkins and Mrs. Piozzi 1 ' 'Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have.' Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 572 páginas
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
 | James Boswell - 1916 - 370 páginas
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir, (said the boy) I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 páginas
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about [1700 the Argonauts?" "Sir (said the boy), I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1923 - 372 páginas
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir, (said the boy) I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 924 páginas
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, JOURNALS have." Johnson was much pleased with... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 928 páginas
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir," said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we 1763 gave... | |
 | 1899 - 740 páginas
...without learning as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy: "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts? ' "Sir," said the boy, "I would give all I have." Johnson was much pleased with the answer and gave the boy... | |
 | Alvin B. Kernan - 1989 - 384 páginas
...song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." But when he amused himself by asking the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" the answer, "Sir,... I would give what I have," pleased him so mudi that he gave the boy a double fare... | |
 | Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski - 1996 - 388 páginas
...without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy, "What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?" "Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have." Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him... | |
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Why, Sir, that may be true in cases where learning cannot possibly be of any use; for instance, this boy rows us as well without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy,... 
