The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 55
... Goldsmith , who knew him well : " Johnson , to be sure , has a roughness in his man- ner ; but no man alive has a more tender heart . He has nothing of the bear but his skin . " In 1769 , so far as I can discover , the publick was fa ...
... Goldsmith , who knew him well : " Johnson , to be sure , has a roughness in his man- ner ; but no man alive has a more tender heart . He has nothing of the bear but his skin . " In 1769 , so far as I can discover , the publick was fa ...
Page 56
... Goldsmith , I observed , that it brought to mind , " Wicked Will Whiston and good Mr. Ditton . " - I am now also of that ad- mirable institution , as secretary for foreign correspondence , by the favour of the academicians , and the ...
... Goldsmith , I observed , that it brought to mind , " Wicked Will Whiston and good Mr. Ditton . " - I am now also of that ad- mirable institution , as secretary for foreign correspondence , by the favour of the academicians , and the ...
Page 67
... Goldsmith , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Bickerstaff , and Mr. Thomas Davies . Gar- rick played round him with a fond vivacity , taking hold of the breasts of his coat , and , looking up in his face with a lively archness , complimented him on the ...
... Goldsmith , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Bickerstaff , and Mr. Thomas Davies . Gar- rick played round him with a fond vivacity , taking hold of the breasts of his coat , and , looking up in his face with a lively archness , complimented him on the ...
Page 68
... Goldsmith was eagerly at- tempting to interrupt him , when Garrick went on , laugh- ing ironically , " Nay , you will always look like a gentle- man ; but I am talking of being well or ill drest . " " Well , let me tell you , " said ...
... Goldsmith was eagerly at- tempting to interrupt him , when Garrick went on , laugh- ing ironically , " Nay , you will always look like a gentle- man ; but I am talking of being well or ill drest . " " Well , let me tell you , " said ...
Page 69
... Goldsmith said , that Pope's character of Addison showed a deep know- ledge of the human heart . Johnson said , that the de- scription of the temple , in The Mourning Bride ' , was the finest poetical passage he had ever read ; he ...
... Goldsmith said , that Pope's character of Addison showed a deep know- ledge of the human heart . Johnson said , that the de- scription of the temple , in The Mourning Bride ' , was the finest poetical passage he had ever read ; he ...
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