The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... conversation as in his writings , ' Edmond Malone , the critic , confirmed ; he never seemed ' to study either for thoughts or words , and [ was ] on all occasions so fluent , so well - informed , so accurate . ' He did not care much to ...
... conversation as in his writings , ' Edmond Malone , the critic , confirmed ; he never seemed ' to study either for thoughts or words , and [ was ] on all occasions so fluent , so well - informed , so accurate . ' He did not care much to ...
Page 142
... conversation which , as one of his early memoranda indicates , was his first purpose in seeking out ' all the Literati ' . By being able to talk about famous people from first - hand knowledge he would make himself the more interesting ...
... conversation which , as one of his early memoranda indicates , was his first purpose in seeking out ' all the Literati ' . By being able to talk about famous people from first - hand knowledge he would make himself the more interesting ...
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... conversation , and it is always impregnated ; it has always meaning . ' ' Mr Burke has a constant stream of conversation . ' ' Yes , Sir . If a man were to go with Burke under a shed to shun a shower , he would say , " This is an ...
... conversation , and it is always impregnated ; it has always meaning . ' ' Mr Burke has a constant stream of conversation . ' ' Yes , Sir . If a man were to go with Burke under a shed to shun a shower , he would say , " This is an ...
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