The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 112
... never , begins any but the first syllable ' ; and Wilkes had observed , ' the author of this observation must be a man of quick appre- hension and a most compre - hensive genius ' . Wilkes , however , for all his public reputation , was ...
... never , begins any but the first syllable ' ; and Wilkes had observed , ' the author of this observation must be a man of quick appre- hension and a most compre - hensive genius ' . Wilkes , however , for all his public reputation , was ...
Page 116
... never open your mouth , ' Johnson once scolded him , ' but with intention to give pain ; and you have often given me pain , not from the power of what you said , but from seeing your intention . ' Yet Johnson could never remain put out ...
... never open your mouth , ' Johnson once scolded him , ' but with intention to give pain ; and you have often given me pain , not from the power of what you said , but from seeing your intention . ' Yet Johnson could never remain put out ...
Page 247
... never entered it after . I believe he was never invited . ' Baretti , for his part , never afterwards spoke of Johnson with his earlier reverence . Johnson is a nasty old man [ un vecchiaccio ] , ' he told his brothers the following ...
... never entered it after . I believe he was never invited . ' Baretti , for his part , never afterwards spoke of Johnson with his earlier reverence . Johnson is a nasty old man [ un vecchiaccio ] , ' he told his brothers the following ...
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