 | Greg Clingham - 2002 - 238 pages
...statement that was prompted by an interaction they had had with the boy rowing them on the Thames: " 'What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?' 'Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have' " (Life, 1, 458). 17 "Life of Dryden," Lives, I, 459. 18 John Dryden, "The Author's Apology for Heroic... | |
 | Schoolmasters' Association of New York and Vicinity - 1893 - 1162 pages
...of any use: for instance, this boy rows us as well without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors."...said the boy, "I would give what I have." Johnson was so much pleased with his answer, that we paid him a double fare. Of course the imparting of knowledge... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 798 pages
...if he eould sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, whe were the first sailors.' He then ealled to the boy, ' What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ?' ' Sir,' suid the boy, ' I would give what I have.' Johnson was mueh pleased with this answer, aad we gave him... | |
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Why, Sir, that may be true in cases where learning cannot possibly be of any use; for instance, this boy rows us as well without learning, as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts, who were the first sailors." He then called to the boy,... 
