The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 168
... occasion , Bennet Langton said , ' while all the company were grave about him . Only Garrick , in his significant smart manner , darting his eyes around , ex- claimed " very jocose , to be sure ! " ' These were rare occasions . Normally ...
... occasion , Bennet Langton said , ' while all the company were grave about him . Only Garrick , in his significant smart manner , darting his eyes around , ex- claimed " very jocose , to be sure ! " ' These were rare occasions . Normally ...
Page 169
... occasion for posterity : Talking of a very respectable author , he told us a curious circum- stance in his life , which was , that he had married a printer's devil . REYNOLDS . ' A printer's devil , Sir ! Why , I thought a printer's ...
... occasion for posterity : Talking of a very respectable author , he told us a curious circum- stance in his life , which was , that he had married a printer's devil . REYNOLDS . ' A printer's devil , Sir ! Why , I thought a printer's ...
Page 225
... occasion when two large ferocious dogs were fighting at his house in the country . Johnson ' looked steadily at them for a little while ; and then , as one would separate two little boys who are foolishly hurting each other , he ran up ...
... occasion when two large ferocious dogs were fighting at his house in the country . Johnson ' looked steadily at them for a little while ; and then , as one would separate two little boys who are foolishly hurting each other , he ran up ...
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