Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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... Garrick twenty . Garrick's desti- nation was the academy of the Rev. John Colson in Rochester , where he intended to continue his studies and then follow the profession of law . Johnson's goal was more nebulous - the goal of a literary ...
... Garrick twenty . Garrick's desti- nation was the academy of the Rev. John Colson in Rochester , where he intended to continue his studies and then follow the profession of law . Johnson's goal was more nebulous - the goal of a literary ...
Page 75
... Garrick act . After the performance , Johnson , Garrick , Taylor , and Henry Giffard , manager of the theatre , went to a tavern . " The players , " said Johnson , getting set for talk , " have got a kind of rant , with which they run ...
... Garrick act . After the performance , Johnson , Garrick , Taylor , and Henry Giffard , manager of the theatre , went to a tavern . " The players , " said Johnson , getting set for talk , " have got a kind of rant , with which they run ...
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... Garrick's success in the theatre . One day , Johnson had tea with Garrick and the beautiful Peg Woffing- ton . He told Boswell and Reynolds : " He grumbled at her for making it too strong . ' Why , ' said Garrick , it is as red as blood ...
... Garrick's success in the theatre . One day , Johnson had tea with Garrick and the beautiful Peg Woffing- ton . He told Boswell and Reynolds : " He grumbled at her for making it too strong . ' Why , ' said Garrick , it is as red as blood ...
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