 ... and feeblest intellect. Johnson described him as a fellow who had missed his only chance of immortality by not having been alive when the Dunciad was written. Beauclerk used his name as a proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock...  The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment - Page 2071832Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1084 pages
...expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant oc? society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...ridiculous nickname, and then " binding it as a crown unto him,'9 not merely in metaphor, but literally. He exhibited himself, at the Shakspeare Jubilee, to all... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 422 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stoek of the whole of that brilliant soeiety whieh has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...upon and trampled upon. He was always earning some ridieulous niekname, and then " binding it as a erown unto him," — not merely in metaphor, but literally.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 432 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...Shakspeare Jubilee, to all the crowd which filled Stratfordon Avon, with a placard round his hat bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In his Tour,... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...man, and begging to be spit upon and trampled upon. 2. He was always earning some ridiculous nickname, and then " binding it as a crown unto him,"—not... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 264 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...metaphor, but literally. He exhibited himself, at the Shakespeare Jubilee, to all the crowd which filled Stratford-on-Avon, with a placard round his hat... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 328 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...ridiculous nickname, and then " binding it as a crown upon him," not merely in metaphor, but literally. He exhibited himself, at the Shakspeare Jubilee,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1875 - 716 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...Shakspeare Jubilee, to all the crowd which filled Stratford-on-Avou, with a placard round his hat bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In his... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1875 - 876 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...unto him," not merely in metaphor, but literally. Ho exhibited himself, at the Shakspeare Jubilee, to all the crowd which filled Stratfordon A von, with... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1876 - 622 pages
...laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of ita fame. He was always laying himself at the feet of...man, and begging to be spit upon and trampled upon. 2. He was always earning some ridiculous nickname, and then " binding it as a crown unto him," —... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1878 - 144 pages
...proverbial expression for a bore. He was the laughing-stock of the whole of that brilliant society which has owed to him the greater part of its fame. He was always...the Shakspeare Jubilee to all the crowd which filled Stratford - on - Avon, with a placard round his hat bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In... | |
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