The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... admirably . EDWARDS : " Sir , I remember you would not let us say prodigious at college . For even then , Sir ( turning to me ) , he was delicate in language , and we all feared him . " 1 JOHNSON ( to Edwards ) : " From your having ...
... admirably . EDWARDS : " Sir , I remember you would not let us say prodigious at college . For even then , Sir ( turning to me ) , he was delicate in language , and we all feared him . " 1 JOHNSON ( to Edwards ) : " From your having ...
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... admirable ; and though he was strangely unwilling to allow to that extraordinary man the talent of wit , ' he also laughed with approbation at another of his playful conceits ; 1 The anecdote is told by Menage as a pleasantry of the Duc ...
... admirable ; and though he was strangely unwilling to allow to that extraordinary man the talent of wit , ' he also laughed with approbation at another of his playful conceits ; 1 The anecdote is told by Menage as a pleasantry of the Duc ...
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... admirable in this ; but , in order to mark the characters which he draws , he over- charges them , and gives people more than they really have , whether of good or bad . " No sooner did he , of whom we had been thus talking so easily ...
... admirable in this ; but , in order to mark the characters which he draws , he over- charges them , and gives people more than they really have , whether of good or bad . " No sooner did he , of whom we had been thus talking so easily ...
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... admirable speech in the House of Commons , which was highly applauded , but which he afterwards perceived might have been better ) : " that we are more uneasy from thinking of our wants , than happy in thinking of our acquisitions ...
... admirable speech in the House of Commons , which was highly applauded , but which he afterwards perceived might have been better ) : " that we are more uneasy from thinking of our wants , than happy in thinking of our acquisitions ...
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... admiration . " On Saturday last , being the the 30th of January , I drank coffee and old port , and had solemn conversation with the Reverend Mr. Falconer , a nonjuring bishop , a very learned and worthy man . He gave two toasts , which ...
... admiration . " On Saturday last , being the the 30th of January , I drank coffee and old port , and had solemn conversation with the Reverend Mr. Falconer , a nonjuring bishop , a very learned and worthy man . He gave two toasts , which ...
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