The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 112
... 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 a man of the kindest instincts . He well knew Johnson's ...
... 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 a man of the kindest instincts . He well knew Johnson's ...
Page 116
... observed with some complacency . ' His wife would not let him . ' Johnson , for his part , often had occasion to ... observation , Johnson added , ' Nay , Sir , Alexander the Great , marching in triumph into Babylon , could not have ...
... observed with some complacency . ' His wife would not let him . ' Johnson , for his part , often had occasion to ... observation , Johnson added , ' Nay , Sir , Alexander the Great , marching in triumph into Babylon , could not have ...
Page 337
... observed , ' You see , Sir , I am no longer the man for Mrs Montagu . ' Johnson had never entertained a very high opinion of her talents as a critic . When Joshua Reynolds observed that her Essay on Shakespeare did her honour , Johnson ...
... observed , ' You see , Sir , I am no longer the man for Mrs Montagu . ' Johnson had never entertained a very high opinion of her talents as a critic . When Joshua Reynolds observed that her Essay on Shakespeare did her honour , Johnson ...
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