The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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James Boswell. those two writers , he used this expression : " that there was as great a difference between them , as between a man who knew how a watch was made , and a man who could tell the hour by looking on the dial - plate . " This ...
James Boswell. those two writers , he used this expression : " that there was as great a difference between them , as between a man who knew how a watch was made , and a man who could tell the hour by looking on the dial - plate . " This ...
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... expressed , and has done effectually what it professed to do , namely , vindicated Shakspeare from the misrepresentations of Voltaire ; and considering how many young people were misled by his witty , though false observations , Mrs ...
... expressed , and has done effectually what it professed to do , namely , vindicated Shakspeare from the misrepresentations of Voltaire ; and considering how many young people were misled by his witty , though false observations , Mrs ...
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... expression . For nearly the whole of the foregoing facts our readers are indebted to the indefatigable diligence of the late Mr. Malone . -ED . VOL . II . I Which , instead of retaining its sly sharp point , ÆTAT . 62. ] 113 . DR ...
... expression . For nearly the whole of the foregoing facts our readers are indebted to the indefatigable diligence of the late Mr. Malone . -ED . VOL . II . I Which , instead of retaining its sly sharp point , ÆTAT . 62. ] 113 . DR ...
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... expression , or , if I may use the word , -truism : " He had powers not universally possessed and if he sometimes erred , he was likewise sometimes right . " TO BENNET LANGTON , ESQ . " DEAR SIR , -After much lingering of my own , and ...
... expression , or , if I may use the word , -truism : " He had powers not universally possessed and if he sometimes erred , he was likewise sometimes right . " TO BENNET LANGTON , ESQ . " DEAR SIR , -After much lingering of my own , and ...
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... expression , his wit and humour , and above all his poig- nancy of sarcasm , would have had great effect in a popular assembly ; and that the magnitude of his figure , and strik- ing peculiarity of his manner , would have aided the 116 ...
... expression , his wit and humour , and above all his poig- nancy of sarcasm , would have had great effect in a popular assembly ; and that the magnitude of his figure , and strik- ing peculiarity of his manner , would have aided the 116 ...
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