 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...lady of his acquaintance 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...lady of his acquaintance 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...his acquaintance com- : I 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 well as translate Epictetus.' Johnson's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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 well as translate Epictetus.' Johnson's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...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 pudding as well as translate Epictetus... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 pages
...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 pudding as well as translate Epictetus... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...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 pudding as well as translate Epictetus... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pages
...attractive grace." And upon hearing a lady of his acquaint- • ance commended for her learning, he said, " A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his tabJe than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend « [See ante, p. 151.— ED.] Mrs. Carter," he... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...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 pudding as well as translate Epictetus... | |
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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. 
