 I would go fifty miles on foot, for I have not a horse worth riding on, to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore.  The Worcester Talisman - Page 1711828Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...the cant of hypocrisy— mny be the worst — 'l\e cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! — 1 would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of that man, whose generous, htart will %ive up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands, be pleased, he knows not why,... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...though the cant of hypocrisy may be the worst— the cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! 1 w»uld go fifty miles on foot to kiss the hand of that man, whese generous heart will give up the reim of his imagination into his author's hands, be pleased,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...though the cant of hypocrisy. jnay be the worst — the cant of criticism is the mpst tor-- menting ! 1 would go fifty miles, on foot, to kiss the; hand of that mar, whose generous heart will give up the • reins of his imagirvation into his author's hands, ba,.... | |
 | William Gill Thompson - 1821 - 62 pages
...Literary Gazette. " I would go fifty miles on foot (says the author of " MAEIA,") •-•'< NOTES. 43 to kiss the hand of that man, whose generous heart...up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands—be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore." "Alas! poor Yoriek!" I would thou wert... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...though the cant of hypocrisy may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! — I would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of...pleased, he knows not why, and cares not wherefore. XII. — Parallel between Pope and Dryden. IN acquired knowledge, the superiority must be allowed to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...— though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! I would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of...pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore. STERNE. CHAP. IV. . * ' ' ON NEGROES. \VitEN Tom, an' please your honour, got to the shop there was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...criticism is the most tormenting ! I would go fifty miles on foot, for I have not a horse worth riding on, to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart...pleased he knows not why, and cares not. wherefore. Great Apollo ! if thou art in a giving humour, — give me — I ask no more, but one stroke of native... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 pages
...would go fifty miles on foot, for I have not •a horse worth riding on, to kiss the hand of that nan whose generous heart will give up the reins of his...pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore. Great Apollo ! if thou art in a giving humour, — give me — I ask no more, but one stroke of native... | |
 | Hunting - 1823 - 448 pages
...foxes with them, shewed the folly of their master, by putting them out of their place. Sterne says, he would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart would suffer him to be pleased ; he knew not why, and cared not wherefore. Notwithstanding what Sterne... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 pages
...though the cant of hypocrisy may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! — I would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of...into his author's hands, be pleased, he knows not ivhy, and cares not wherefore. XII. — Parallel bet-ween Pope and Drydcn. IN acquired knowledge, the... | |
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