Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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Page 185
... mentioned the sup- posed speeches in Parliament written by him for the magazine , none of which , in his opinion , were at all like real debates . The opinion of one who was himself so eminent an orator , must be allowed to have great ...
... mentioned the sup- posed speeches in Parliament written by him for the magazine , none of which , in his opinion , were at all like real debates . The opinion of one who was himself so eminent an orator , must be allowed to have great ...
Page 253
... mentioned Addison's having borrowed many of his classical remarks from Leandro Alberti . Mr. Beauclerk said , " It was alledged that he had borrowed also from another Italian au- thour . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , all who go to look for ...
... mentioned Addison's having borrowed many of his classical remarks from Leandro Alberti . Mr. Beauclerk said , " It was alledged that he had borrowed also from another Italian au- thour . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , all who go to look for ...
Page 288
... mentioned to him Mr. Langton's having told me , that this poem , when read in manuscript at Sir Joshua Reynolds's had made all the assembled wits burst into a laugh , when , after much blank - verse pomp , the poet began a new paragraph ...
... mentioned to him Mr. Langton's having told me , that this poem , when read in manuscript at Sir Joshua Reynolds's had made all the assembled wits burst into a laugh , when , after much blank - verse pomp , the poet began a new paragraph ...
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