 The king has lately been pleased to make me Professor of Ancient History in a royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed ; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself....  Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 19edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809
...in a Royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed ; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a shirt. You tell me... | |
 | 1813
...merely honorary, and Goldsmith whimsically observed of his ; — ' there is no salary annexed ; and I took it, rather as a compliment to the Institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a shirt.' Reynolds was... | |
 | 1813
...in a Kov ul Academy of Painting which he hasju.it established ; but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any belied to myself. Honours to one in * With great deference to Mr. V. we would ask, " Was it nnt rather... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1814
...in a royal academy of painting, which he has just established ; but there is no salary annexed ; and I took it, rather as a compliment to the institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something liks ruffles to a man that wants a shirt.' ' The artist... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825
...in a Royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed ; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution, than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a shirt. You tell me... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1832
...him a place, says Percy, at the yearly dinner. Of this honour' Goldsmith thus writes to his brother: "I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man who wants a shirt." Lastly, the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 527 pages
...in a Royal Academy of Fainting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed; and rg ; myfelf. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a shirt. You... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835
...in a Royal Academy of Painting which he has just established ; but there is no salary annexed, and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any beni-fit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836
...honorary ; and Goldsmith somewhat whimsically observed of his : " There is no salary annexed ; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation are something like ruffles to a man that wants a shirt." Reynolds, who... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 550 pages
...in a Royal Academy of Painting, which he has just established, but there is no salary annexed; and I took it rather as a compliment to the institution than any benefit to myself. Honours to one in my situation, are something like ruffles to one that wants a shirt. " You tell me... | |
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