Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Charles Norman. Johnson . " Then I will tell you . The impudence of an Irish- man is the impudence of a fly , that ... tell us what actually took place . " I found , " wrote Boswell years later in the Life , “ that I had a very perfect ...
Charles Norman. Johnson . " Then I will tell you . The impudence of an Irish- man is the impudence of a fly , that ... tell us what actually took place . " I found , " wrote Boswell years later in the Life , “ that I had a very perfect ...
Page 152
... telling Johnson " how common it was in the world to tell absurd sto- ries about him , and to ascribe to him very strange sayings . " Johnson . " What do they make me say , Sir ? " He should have been warned by the tone . Boswell . " Why ...
... telling Johnson " how common it was in the world to tell absurd sto- ries about him , and to ascribe to him very strange sayings . " Johnson . " What do they make me say , Sir ? " He should have been warned by the tone . Boswell . " Why ...
Page 207
... tell all , tells a great deal : " How many times has this great , this formidable Doc- tor Johnson kissed my hand , ay & my foot too upon his knees ! Strange connections there are in this odd world ! his with me is mere interest though ...
... tell all , tells a great deal : " How many times has this great , this formidable Doc- tor Johnson kissed my hand , ay & my foot too upon his knees ! Strange connections there are in this odd world ! his with me is mere interest though ...
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