| 1846 - Страниц: 316
...him a place, says Percy, at the yearly dinner. Of this honour Goldsmith thus writes to his' brother: "I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man who wants a shirt." Lastly, the... | |
| 1846 - Страниц: 782
...History in the Koyal Academy of Painting he has just established, but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation arc something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt." Before we stay... | |
| 1846 - Страниц: 784
...History in the Royal Academy of Painting he has just established, but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt." Before we stay... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1846 - Страниц: 828
...History in the Royal Academy of Painting he has just established, but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt." Before we stay... | |
| British empire - 1847 - Страниц: 856
...professor of ancient history : both appointments were merely honorary. Goldsmith observed concerning his, " I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man who wants a shirt." Thus favourably... | |
| James Barry, John Opie, Henry Fuseli - 1848 - Страниц: 586
...in a royal academy of painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed ; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a shirt."* The exhibition... | |
| John Forster - 1848 - Страниц: 740
...in a Royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation, are something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt. . You tell me... | |
| Joachim Fernau - 1848 - Страниц: 736
...in a Royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation, are something Hke ruffes to one that wants a shirt. . You tell me that... | |
| John Forster - 1848 - Страниц: 744
...in a Royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, bat there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation, are something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt. . You tell me... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - Страниц: 400
...in the royal academy of painting which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed ; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution...something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt. " You tell me that there are fourteen or fifteen pounds left me in the hands of my cousin Lawder, and... | |
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