...acquire the nickname of " Ursa Major " ;. and though Goldsmith pleaded with truth in his behalf, " JSTo man alive has a more tender heart, he has nothing of the bSar about him but his skin," yet we cannot call a man polite who ate like an Esquimau, and with whom...

...to. Johnson's companions spoke of him as " Ursa Major ;" but, as Goldsmith generously said of him, " No man alive has a more tender heart ; he has nothing of the bear about him but his skin." The kindliness of Johnson's nature was shown on one occasion by the manner...

...tn his manner, but no man alive has a more tender heart. He has nothing of the bear but the akin." Goldsmith, in conversation, shone most when he least...cope with the oracular sententiousness of Johnson, anj gave way to his natural impulses. Even Boswell could perceive his merits on these occasions. "For...

...saying of my friend Goldsmith, who knew him well: "Johnson, to be sure, has a roughness in his manner; but no man alive has a more tender heart. He has nothing of the bear but his skin."—Boswell. His MERITS OUTWEIGHED HIS DEFECTS.—I pretend not to vindicate his temper, nor...

...whose rudeness secured for him the nickname of Ursa Major, and of whom Goldsmith truthfully remarked: "No man alive has a more tender heart, he has nothing of the bear about him but his skin." To acquire that ease and grace of manners which is possessed by and which...

...whose rudeness secured for him the nickname of Ursa Major, and of whom Goldsmith truthfully remarked: "No man alive has a more tender heart, he has nothing of the bear about him but his skin." To acquire that ease and grace of manners which is possessed by and which...

...she-bear and a hebear; to which Goldsmith replied, "Johnson, to be sure, has a roughness in his manner, but no man alive has a more tender heart. He has nothing...his natural impulses. Even Boswell could perceive hia merits on these occasions. " For my, part," said he, condescendingly, " I like very well to hear...

...whose rudeness secured for him the nickname of Ursa Major, and of whom Goldsmith truthfully remarked, " No man alive has a more tender heart ; he has nothing of the bear about him but his skin." To acquire that ease and grace of manners which is possessed by and which...

..."Johnson, to be sure, has a roughness in his manner, but no man alive has a more tender heart. H¿ E X^o ]o n at least thought of shining ; when he gave up all effort to appear wise and learned, or to cope with...

...for the sight of his bear. " Johnson, to be sure," says Goldsmith, " has a roughness in his manner ; but no man alive has a more tender heart. He has nothing of the bear but his skin." " What a humanity the old man had ! " exclaims Thackeray. " He was a kindly partaker of...