The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... allowed to say of a man who was exceedingly obliging to me , and who lived with Dr. Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . Mr. Edwards had said to me aside , that Dr. Johnson should have been of a ...
... allowed to say of a man who was exceedingly obliging to me , and who lived with Dr. Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . Mr. Edwards had said to me aside , that Dr. Johnson should have been of a ...
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... allowed to have shewn uncommon ingenuity in giving to any author's text whatever meaning he chose it should carry . As this imitation may amuse my readers , I shall here introduce it : " No saying of DR . JOHNSON'S has been more ...
... allowed to have shewn uncommon ingenuity in giving to any author's text whatever meaning he chose it should carry . As this imitation may amuse my readers , I shall here introduce it : " No saying of DR . JOHNSON'S has been more ...
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... allow no man either to blame or to praise Garrick in his presence , without contradicting him . Having fallen into a very serious frame of mind , in which mutual expressions of kindness passed between us , such as would be thought too ...
... allow no man either to blame or to praise Garrick in his presence , without contradicting him . Having fallen into a very serious frame of mind , in which mutual expressions of kindness passed between us , such as would be thought too ...
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... 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 d'Uzès , " chevalier d'honneur " to Louis XIV.'s ...
... 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 d'Uzès , " chevalier d'honneur " to Louis XIV.'s ...
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... allow it is something to please one's company ; and people are always pleased with those who partake pleasure with them . But after a man has brought himself to relinquish the great personal pleasure which arises from drinking wine ...
... allow it is something to please one's company ; and people are always pleased with those who partake pleasure with them . But after a man has brought himself to relinquish the great personal pleasure which arises from drinking wine ...
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