Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 208
... Goldsmith's new play .-- " I wish he would , " said Goldsmith , adding , however , with an affected indifference , " Not that it would do me the least good . " JOHNSON : " Well then Sir , let us say it would do him good , ( laugh- ing ) ...
... Goldsmith's new play .-- " I wish he would , " said Goldsmith , adding , however , with an affected indifference , " Not that it would do me the least good . " JOHNSON : " Well then Sir , let us say it would do him good , ( laugh- ing ) ...
Page 211
... Goldsmith ; JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , Mallet had talents enough to keep his literary re- putation alive as long as he himself lived ; | and that , let me tell you , is a good deal . " GOLDSMITH : " But I cannot agree that it was so . His ...
... Goldsmith ; JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , Mallet had talents enough to keep his literary re- putation alive as long as he himself lived ; | and that , let me tell you , is a good deal . " GOLDSMITH : " But I cannot agree that it was so . His ...
Page 212
... Goldsmith's History is bet- ter than the verbiage of Robertson , or the foppery of Dalrymple . " BoswELL : " Will you not admit the superiority of Robertson , in whose History we find such penetration- such painting ? " JOHNSON : " Sir ...
... Goldsmith's History is bet- ter than the verbiage of Robertson , or the foppery of Dalrymple . " BoswELL : " Will you not admit the superiority of Robertson , in whose History we find such penetration- such painting ? " JOHNSON : " Sir ...
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