Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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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 Jo- shua 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 Jo- shua Reynolds was speaking of it to Garrick . " I like it much ( said he ...
Page 309
... Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free . " WILKES : " Garrick's wit -s more like Lord Chesterfield's . " JOHN- SON : " The first time I was in company with Foote , was at Fitzherbert's . Having no good opinion of the ...
... Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free . " WILKES : " Garrick's wit -s more like Lord Chesterfield's . " JOHN- SON : " The first time I was in company with Foote , was at Fitzherbert's . Having no good opinion of the ...
Page 370
... GARRICK : " What ! his time they were careless of arrangement , eh ! is Strahan a good judge of an Epigram ? and did not mind whether a sentence ended Is not he rather an obtuse man , eh ? " JOHN- with an important word or an ...
... GARRICK : " What ! his time they were careless of arrangement , eh ! is Strahan a good judge of an Epigram ? and did not mind whether a sentence ended Is not he rather an obtuse man , eh ? " JOHN- with an important word or an ...
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