 Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original.  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 64by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading " Don Quixote...story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who cleared to be thought i favourer of literature, should thus insult a man of acknowledged merit; or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1801 - 308 pages
...afterwards, became again, and faid that he had mattered it, difmifTed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure " of reading Don Quixote in the original." This ftory is fufficiently attefted ; but why Oxford, who defired to be thought a favourer of literature,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed hjm with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading " Don Quixote...how Rowe, who was so keen a Whig •]• that he did rot willingly converse with men of the opposite party > could ask preferment from Oxford ; it is not... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote...acknowledged merit; or how Rowe, who was so keen a Whigs that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party, could ask preferment from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote...acknowledged merit; or how Rowe, who was so keen a Whigs that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party, could ask preferment from... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with thb congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote...thus insult a man of acknowledged merit; or how Rowe, vrho was so keen a Whig; that he did not willingly comerse with men of the opposite party, could ask... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don " Quixote...should thus insult a man of acknowledged merit ; or how Rovve} who was so keen a Whig * that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." Hi;.- story is sufficiently attested; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote...did not willingly converse with men of the opposite paj-ty, could ask preferment from Oxford ; it is not now possible to discover. Pope, who told the story,... | |
 | Joseph Spence - Authors, English - 1820 - 318 pages
...who advised Mr. Rowe to learn Spanish, and after all his pains and expectation, only said, " then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." — " Was not that cruel ?" I do not believe it was meant so ; it was only his odd way. — The same.... | |
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