 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 דפים
...commended for her learning, he faid, — A man is in general better pleafed when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, faid he, could make a pudding, as well as tranflate Epidtetus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 דפים
...commended for her learning, he faid, — A man is in general better pleafed when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, faid he, could make a pudding, as' well as tranflate Epidletus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 דפים
...mended for her learning, he faid, — A man is in general better pleafed when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, faid he, could make a pudding, as well as tranflate Epidtetus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 דפים
...ix. 599. Hawkins records that Johnson, upon hearing a lady commended for her learning, said : — ' A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, could make a pudding as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 דפים
...ix. 599. Hawkins records that Johnson, upon hearing a lady commended for her learning, said : — ' A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter, could make a pudding as... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 דפים
...attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make a... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 דפים
...attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make a... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 דפים
...attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than •when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 דפים
...attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1842 - 544 דפים
...attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaintance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend, Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make... | |
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. 
