Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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... Garrick would grudge such a trifle to you . ' ' Sir , ( said he , with a stern look , ) I have known David Garrick longer than you have done and I know no right you have to talk to me on the subject . ' Perhaps I deserved this check ...
... Garrick would grudge such a trifle to you . ' ' Sir , ( said he , with a stern look , ) I have known David Garrick longer than you have done and I know no right you have to talk to me on the subject . ' Perhaps I deserved this check ...
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... Garrick and Dr. Johnson , I think it necessary to rectify this mis - statement . The truth is , that not very long after the institution of our club , Sir Joshua Reynolds was speaking of it to Garrick . I like it much , * ( said he ...
... Garrick and Dr. Johnson , I think it necessary to rectify this mis - statement . The truth is , that not very long after the institution of our club , Sir Joshua Reynolds was speaking of it to Garrick . I like it much , * ( said he ...
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... Garrick , had he not been so diffused . ' BOSWELL . ' Garrick was pure gold , but beat out to thin leaf . Lord Chesterfield was tinsel . ' JOHNSON . ' Garrick was a very good man , the cheerfullest man of his age ; a decent liver in a ...
... Garrick , had he not been so diffused . ' BOSWELL . ' Garrick was pure gold , but beat out to thin leaf . Lord Chesterfield was tinsel . ' JOHNSON . ' Garrick was a very good man , the cheerfullest man of his age ; a decent liver in a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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