The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Macmillan, 1912 |
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... appears amongst his poems . Dr. Johnson , in his way home , stopped at my lodgings in 1 The humours of Ballamagairy . B. See Goldsmith's Works , Globe Edition , p . 687. The song was no great loss to the play . THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 9 ...
... appears amongst his poems . Dr. Johnson , in his way home , stopped at my lodgings in 1 The humours of Ballamagairy . B. See Goldsmith's Works , Globe Edition , p . 687. The song was no great loss to the play . THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 9 ...
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... appear to have been any foundation for Fitzherbert's sarcasm ; both Walpole and Burke bear the strongest testimony to his wit . 1 Croker believed Burke to be " the eminent public character , " and the " friend of ours " to be Reynolds ...
... appear to have been any foundation for Fitzherbert's sarcasm ; both Walpole and Burke bear the strongest testimony to his wit . 1 Croker believed Burke to be " the eminent public character , " and the " friend of ours " to be Reynolds ...
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... appears by Swift's Works , that the poem had been shewn to him , and received some of his corrections . Johnson had read Eugenio on his first coming to town , for we see it mentioned in one of his letters to Mr. Cave , which has been ...
... appears by Swift's Works , that the poem had been shewn to him , and received some of his corrections . Johnson had read Eugenio on his first coming to town , for we see it mentioned in one of his letters to Mr. Cave , which has been ...
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... appear again at a certain time of the year ; and some of them , when weary in their flight , have been known to alight on the rigging of ships far out at sea . One of the company observed , that there had been instances of some of them ...
... appear again at a certain time of the year ; and some of them , when weary in their flight , have been known to alight on the rigging of ships far out at sea . One of the company observed , that there had been instances of some of them ...
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... appear in their eyes a narrow - minded man . The gentleman , with submissive deference , said , he had only hinted at the question from a desire to hear Dr. Johnson's opinion upon it . JOHNSON : " Why then , Sir , I think that ...
... appear in their eyes a narrow - minded man . The gentleman , with submissive deference , said , he had only hinted at the question from a desire to hear Dr. Johnson's opinion upon it . JOHNSON : " Why then , Sir , I think that ...
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