The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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Page 274
... dined , you would choose rather to dine with the first man for genius ; but to gain most respect , you should dine with the first Duke in England . For nine people in ten that you meet with , would have a higher opinion of you for ...
... dined , you would choose rather to dine with the first man for genius ; but to gain most respect , you should dine with the first Duke in England . For nine people in ten that you meet with , would have a higher opinion of you for ...
Page 291
... dined or supped , and to recollect very minutely what he had liked . I remember when he was in Scotland , his praising " Gordon's palates , " ( a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's ) with a warmth of expression which ...
... dined or supped , and to recollect very minutely what he had liked . I remember when he was in Scotland , his praising " Gordon's palates , " ( a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's ) with a warmth of expression which ...
Page 549
... dined with him at General Ogle- thorpe's , with Mr. Langton and the Irish Dr. Campbell , whom the general had obligingly given me leave to bring with me . This learned gentleman was thus gratified with a very high intellectual feast ...
... dined with him at General Ogle- thorpe's , with Mr. Langton and the Irish Dr. Campbell , whom the general had obligingly given me leave to bring with me . This learned gentleman was thus gratified with a very high intellectual feast ...
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