Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 95
Charles Norman. but down his throat , whatever he means to drink ; and man- gles what he means to carve . Inattentive to all the regards of social life , he mistimes and misplaces everything . He disputes with heat indiscriminately ...
Charles Norman. but down his throat , whatever he means to drink ; and man- gles what he means to carve . Inattentive to all the regards of social life , he mistimes and misplaces everything . He disputes with heat indiscriminately ...
Page 116
... mean . " But it was otherwise when he be- gan to talk . Reynolds had not only read Richard Savage ; he had read The Rambler . Reynolds . " By what means , Sir , did you attain your ex- traordinary accuracy and flow of language ...
... mean . " But it was otherwise when he be- gan to talk . Reynolds had not only read Richard Savage ; he had read The Rambler . Reynolds . " By what means , Sir , did you attain your ex- traordinary accuracy and flow of language ...
Page 250
... mean town " ; Fontainebleau was " a large mean town " ; in the palace of the king , he found " everything slovenly , except in the chief rooms . " At Versailles , while being shown the theatre from the stage , Mrs. Thrale said : " Now ...
... mean town " ; Fontainebleau was " a large mean town " ; in the palace of the king , he found " everything slovenly , except in the chief rooms . " At Versailles , while being shown the theatre from the stage , Mrs. Thrale said : " Now ...
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