 Temple, he showed me the beginning of his Animated Nature; it was with a sigh, such as genius draws when hard necessity diverts it from its bent to drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have...  The United States Democratic Review - Page 3961856Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and PaternosterRow is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder, could... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1806 - 500 pages
...talk of birds, and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Pour fellow, he hardly knew an ass from a mule, nor a turkey...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-row is not Parn iisus. Even the mighty doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate OLIvEE... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 pages
...drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knew an ass...it on the table. But publishers hate poetry,* and Paternoster-Row is not Parnassu^f " &c. Such is the testimony .of men, who had a personal acquaintance... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1807 - 456 pages
...drudge for breadx and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things^ which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 318 pages
...drndge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts, and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow ! he hardly knew an ass...turkey from a goose, but when he saw it on the table I"— Cumberland. THE NEW TESTAMENT IS an invaluable record, and its contents in every point of view... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 666 pages
...drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's show-man would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-Row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Dr. Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder, could... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...for bread, and talk of birds, and beasts, and' creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...it on the table,. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Dr Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder, could... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pages
...drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 406 pages
...drudge for bread, and talk of birds and beasts and creeping things, which Pidcock's showman would have done as well. Poor fellow, he hardly knew an ass from...saw it on the table. But publishers hate poetry, and Paternoster-row is not Parnassus. Even the mighty Doctor Hill, who was not a very delicate feeder,... | |
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