Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 181
... heard you say , Dr. Johnson- " Johnson . " Sir , you never heard me say that David Garrick is a great man ; you may have heard me say that Garrick is a good repeater - of other men's words - words put into his mouth by other men ; this ...
... heard you say , Dr. Johnson- " Johnson . " Sir , you never heard me say that David Garrick is a great man ; you may have heard me say that Garrick is a good repeater - of other men's words - words put into his mouth by other men ; this ...
Page 182
... heard me . " Reynolds . " I am very sure I heard you . " Johnson . " Besides , besides , Sir , besides - do you not know- are you so ignorant as not to know , that it is the highest degree of rudeness to quote a man against himself ...
... heard me . " Reynolds . " I am very sure I heard you . " Johnson . " Besides , besides , Sir , besides - do you not know- are you so ignorant as not to know , that it is the highest degree of rudeness to quote a man against himself ...
Page 188
... heard him swear or talk bawdy . " Ah , Percy ! Better had it been for thee hadst thou not heard Johnson , or never spoken . Davies ( next to Percy , at the foot of the table ) . " O , Sir , I have found out a very good reason why Dr ...
... heard him swear or talk bawdy . " Ah , Percy ! Better had it been for thee hadst thou not heard Johnson , or never spoken . Davies ( next to Percy , at the foot of the table ) . " O , Sir , I have found out a very good reason why Dr ...
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