 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 str.
...much mortified when he fails. A game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man ma ud. — I then rattled them crack over the stones of Up-and-down H Goldsmith's putting himsd •gainst another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who can not spare... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 str.
...much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, as man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 str.
...much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance, as man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 str.
...much nortified when he fails. A game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man ma be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of bis wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himsci •gainst another, is like a man laying a hundred t one, who... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 str.
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goklsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 str.
...much iiurtilii'd when he fails. A game of jokes is compmed partly of skill, partly of chance; a man ma d with this weak projector, gave him the most unfavourable expecta Goldsmith's putting himscl tgainst another, is like a man laying a hundred ti one, who can not spare... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 str.
...for it, he is so much mortified when he ' fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, ' partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one ' who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith ' putting himself against another, is like a man laying a ' hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 str.
...for it, he is so much mortified when he ' fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, ' partly of chance; a man may be beat at times by one ' who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith ' putting himself against another, is like a man laying a ' hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 str.
...temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one, who cannot spare... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 str.
...for it, he is so much mortified when he ' fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, ' partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one ' who has not the tenth part of his wit. Now Goldsmith ' putting himself against another, is like a man laying a ' hundred to one who cannot spare... | |
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Goldsmith should not be for ever attempting to shine in conversation : he has not temper for it, he is so much mortified when he fails. Sir, a game of jokes is composed partly of skill, partly of chance ; a man may be beat at times by one who has not... 
