 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...an idiot, with once or twice a fit of parts,' ( ib. p. 379 ). Garrick's lines — ' Here lies Nolly Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll,' are his imaginary epitaph on Goldsmith, which, with the others, gave rise to Retaliation. Forster's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...and 'an idiot, with once or twice a fit of parts,' (z'bp 379). Garrick's lines — ' Here lies Nolly Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll.' are his imaginary epitaph on Goldsmith, which, with the others, gave rise to Retaliation. Forster's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 pages
...deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy : — " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll." See Life, ch. xxi .] RETALIATION. POEM. OF old, when Scarron his companions... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, Irish - 1837 - 606 pages
...of characterising him by epitaphs. Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but tulk'd like poor Poll. Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, English - 1837 - 604 pages
...of characterising him by epitaphs. Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll. Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pages
....deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll." Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 558 pages
...deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy.* «' Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talk'd like poor Poll." Another was written upon him by Caleb Whitefoord as stated to the writer by... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1837 - 534 pages
...deserved remembrance, except that by Garrick, of which the following is stated to be an exact copy : — " Here lies Poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, buttalk'd like poor Poll." See Life, ch. xxi ] RETAL IATION. POEM. OF old, when Scarron his companions... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...series of epitaphs upon the late Dr. Goldsmith. Garrick's only is extant; it was as follows : — " Here lies poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll,...Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor Poll." This produced the poem of " Retaliation," in which the portraits of his associates are admirably hit... | |
 | Literature - 1848 - 690 pages
...the "Traveller" and " Deserted Village." But Goldsmith's difficulties were probably too great to be met by such relief. " He rather submitted than encouraged,...ground." Amidst these cares he appears at the St. James' Coffee-house, and, for his comfort, hears read a series of satirical epitaphs upon him ; of... | |
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Here lies poet Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, but talked like poor poll. 
