 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
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1861 - 410 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.'" Boswell adds, that he repeated this... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 390 pages
...simple, and feed with the poor !" Upon this Johnson said, " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David ! Smile with the simple ! what folly is...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,... | |
 | Percy Fitzgerald - 1868 - 504 pages
...with the poor." He was very happy in his ridicule of it : — " Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. Poor David! 'Smile with the simple !' What folly is...And who would feed with the poor that can help it? No, no; let me smile willi the Garrick himself played Leontes, and with masterly effect; in the statue... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 pages
...smile with the simple, and fced with the poor.' JOHNSON : ' Nay, my dear lady, this will never do. * w K `. P b I V*t W jm ! Mmb ) ﹤ fced with the poor that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile with the wise, and fced with the rich.'... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 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 is...And who would feed with the poor that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile w1th the wise, and feed with the rich." This is most exquisite fooling. October... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 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 is...And who would feed with the poor that can help it ? No, no ; let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich." This is most exquisite fooling. October... | |
 | Famous people - 1883 - 552 pages
...smile with the simple, and feed with the poor." "Nay, my good lady," said Johnson, "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.' " The ever-busy Boswell repeated this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 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 - 1884 - 742 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 - 1887 - 522 pages
...Winters Tale. He cut down the five acts to three. The 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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