The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... ut melior vir Non alius quisquam : at tibi amicus : at ingenium ingens Inculto latet hoc sub corpore . " - Hor . Sat. iii . lib . i . 27.—ED. ] After Mr. Beauclerk's death , when it became Mr. Langton's 1783. - ETAT . 74 . 59.
... ut melior vir Non alius quisquam : at tibi amicus : at ingenium ingens Inculto latet hoc sub corpore . " - Hor . Sat. iii . lib . i . 27.—ED. ] After Mr. Beauclerk's death , when it became Mr. Langton's 1783. - ETAT . 74 . 59.
Page 60
... Langton's property , he made the inscription be de- faced . Johnson said complacently , " It was kind in you to take it off ; " and then , after a short pause , added , " and not unkind in him to put it on . " He said , " How few of his ...
... Langton's property , he made the inscription be de- faced . Johnson said complacently , " It was kind in you to take it off ; " and then , after a short pause , added , " and not unkind in him to put it on . " He said , " How few of his ...
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... Langton of the despicable state of a young gentleman of good family . " Sir , when I heard of him last , he was running about town shooting cats . " And then , in a sort of kindly reverie , he bethought [ See ante , vol . iii . p . 394 ...
... Langton of the despicable state of a young gentleman of good family . " Sir , when I heard of him last , he was running about town shooting cats . " And then , in a sort of kindly reverie , he bethought [ See ante , vol . iii . p . 394 ...
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... Langton , who , after having been for the first time in company with a well - known wit about town , was warmly admiring and praising him , — “ See him again , ” said Beauclerk . His respect for the hierarchy , and particularly the ...
... Langton , who , after having been for the first time in company with a well - known wit about town , was warmly admiring and praising him , — “ See him again , ” said Beauclerk . His respect for the hierarchy , and particularly the ...
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... Langton no orchard ? " JOHNSON . " No , sir . " BOSWELL . " How so , sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , from the ' general negligence of the county . He has it not , because nobody else has it . " BOSWELL . " A hothouse is a certain thing ...
... Langton no orchard ? " JOHNSON . " No , sir . " BOSWELL . " How so , sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why , sir , from the ' general negligence of the county . He has it not , because nobody else has it . " BOSWELL . " A hothouse is a certain thing ...
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