 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American literature - 1903 - 396 pages
...of society : and a man comes to be valued by his athletic and animal qualities. Spence relates that Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day, when...came in. " Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, " you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world." " I don't know how great men you may be," said... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 428 pages
...of society : and a man comes to be valued by his athletic and animal qualities. Spence relates that Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day, when...came in. " Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, " you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world." " I don't know how great men you may be," said... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1904 - 552 pages
...could not (at this time) have written at all. Adieu ! May you die as happily ! ' " Yours " &c. 1 " Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day, when...honour of seeing the two greatest men in the world.' — ' 1 don't know how great you may be,' said the Guinea man, 'but I don't like your looks: I have... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne, Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1910 - 308 pages
...of society; and a man comes to be valued by his athletic and animal qualities. Spence relates, that Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day, when...came in. "Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, "you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world. " "I don 't know how great men you may be," said... | |
 | English language - 1915 - 346 pages
...anim;tl qualities. Spence relates, that Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller. one day. when his ntphew, a Guinea trader, came in. "Nephew." said Sir Godfrey, "you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world." "I don't know how great men you may be," said the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1921 - 580 pages
...of society: and a man comes to be valued by his athletic and animal qualities. Spence relates, that Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller, one day, when...came in. "Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, "you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world." "I don't know how great men you may be," said the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1921 - 584 pages
...one day, when his nephew, a Guinea trader, came in. "Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, "you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world." "I don't know how great men you may be," said the Guinea man, "but I don't like your looks. I have often bought a man much... | |
 | Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas - Africa - 1922 - 236 pages
...outcome of this movement in Mauritius has already been 1 The slave-trader himself disdained apologetics. Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller one day, when...world.' ' I don't know how great you may be,' said the Guinea man, ' but I don't like your looks : I have often bought a man much better than both of you... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - Quotations, American - 1924 - 152 pages
...of society; and a man comes to be valued by his athletic and animal qualities. Spence relates, that Mr. Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller, one day, when...came in. "Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, "you have the honor of seeing the two greatest men in the world." "I don't know how great men you may be," said the... | |
 | Gordon S. Maxwell - Literary landmarks - 1924 - 350 pages
...there, and took the vanity for a moment out of both of them. " Nephew," said Sir Godfrey modestly, " you have the honour of seeing the two greatest men in the world before you now." " I don't know how great you may be," replied the Guinea man, " but I don't like your... | |
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Mr Pope was with Sir Godfrey Kneller, one day, when his nephew, a Guinea trader, came in. "Nephew," said Sir Godfrey, "you have the honour of seeing the two greatest men in the world. 
