 I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." JOHNSON: "Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple. What folly is that ? And who would feed with the poor that can help it? No, no ; let me smile with the wise, and feed...  Garrick and His Circle - Page 196by Florence Mary Wilson Parsons - 1906 - 417 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...the poor." JcHNbON. " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David 1 Smile with the fimple ? — What folly is that. And who would feed with the poor that can help it ? No, no ; let me fmile with the wife, and feed with the rich." — Mr. Bofwell fays, " I repeated... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear Lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple ; — What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile with the wise^ and feed with the rich." I repeated this sally to Garrick, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 514 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear Lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple ;—What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it? No, no; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." I repeated this sally to Garrick, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." , —JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David! Smile with the simple? •—What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it? No, no; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich."— Mr. Boswell says, " I repeated this... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." — JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David! Smile with the simple? — What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it? No, no; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." — Mr. Boswell says, " I repeated this... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear Lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple; — What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it ? No, no; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." I repeated this sally to Garrick, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor. JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David! Smile with the simple; — what folly...And who would feed with the poor, that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." Boswell repeated this sally to Garrick,... | |
 | 1821 - 372 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor. JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple; — what folly...And who would feed with the poor, that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." Boswell repeated this sally to Garrick,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear Lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple ; — What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it? No, no; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." I repeated this sally to Garrick, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...I'd smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." JOHNSON. " Nay, my dear Lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple ; — What folly...And who would feed with the poor that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." I repeated this sally to Garrick, and... | |
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