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Let it, however, be observed, that the sayings themselves are generally great ; that, though he might be an ordinary composer at times, he was for the most part a Handel. His person was large, robust, I may say approaching to the ...
Let it, however, be observed, that the sayings themselves are generally great ; that, though he might be an ordinary composer at times, he was for the most part a Handel. His person was large, robust, I may say approaching to the ...
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... whom I venerated and 1 Such they appeared to me ; but, since the first edition, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed to me. that " Dr. Johnson's extraordinary gestures were only habits, in which he indulged himself at certain times.
... whom I venerated and 1 Such they appeared to me ; but, since the first edition, Sir Joshua Reynolds has observed to me. that " Dr. Johnson's extraordinary gestures were only habits, in which he indulged himself at certain times.
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But as a learned friend has observed to me, " What trials did he undergo, to prove the perfection of his virtue? Did he ever experience any great instance of adversity ? " When I read this sentence, delivered by my old professor of ...
But as a learned friend has observed to me, " What trials did he undergo, to prove the perfection of his virtue? Did he ever experience any great instance of adversity ? " When I read this sentence, delivered by my old professor of ...
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He also observed, that he has often heard Burke say, in the course of an evening, ten good things, each of which would have served a noted wit (whom he named) to live upon for a twelvemonth. [I find, since the former edition, ...
He also observed, that he has often heard Burke say, in the course of an evening, ten good things, each of which would have served a noted wit (whom he named) to live upon for a twelvemonth. [I find, since the former edition, ...
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1 It may be observed, that I sometimes call my great friend Mr. Johnson, sometimes Dr. Johnson ; though he had at this time a Doctor's degree from Trinity College, Dublin. The University of Oxford after- wands conferred it upon him by a ...
1 It may be observed, that I sometimes call my great friend Mr. Johnson, sometimes Dr. Johnson ; though he had at this time a Doctor's degree from Trinity College, Dublin. The University of Oxford after- wands conferred it upon him by a ...
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| Title | THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D |
| Author | JAMES BOSWELL |
| Published | 1892 |
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