The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 33
... king , " if you had not written so well . " - Johnson observed to me , upon this , that " No man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and it was fit for a king to pay . It was decisive . " When asked by another friend , at sir ...
... king , " if you had not written so well . " - Johnson observed to me , upon this , that " No man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and it was fit for a king to pay . It was decisive . " When asked by another friend , at sir ...
Page 34
... king , " they seldom do these things by halves . " " No , sir , " answered Johnson , " not to kings . " But fearing to be misunderstood , he proceeded to explain himself ; and immediately subjoined , " that for those who spoke worse of ...
... king , " they seldom do these things by halves . " " No , sir , " answered Johnson , " not to kings . " But fearing to be misunderstood , he proceeded to explain himself ; and immediately subjoined , " that for those who spoke worse of ...
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... king asked him if it was well done now . Johnson answered , he had no reason to think that it was . The king then asked him if there were any other literary journals published in this kingdom , except the Monthly and Critical Reviews ...
... king asked him if it was well done now . Johnson answered , he had no reason to think that it was . The king then asked him if there were any other literary journals published in this kingdom , except the Monthly and Critical Reviews ...
Page 36
... king and him , Dr. Goldsmith remained unmoved upon a sofa at some dis- tance , affecting not to join in the least in the eager curi- osity of the company . He assigned as a reason for his gloom and seeming inattention , that he ...
... king and him , Dr. Goldsmith remained unmoved upon a sofa at some dis- tance , affecting not to join in the least in the eager curi- osity of the company . He assigned as a reason for his gloom and seeming inattention , that he ...
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... King of that ingenious gentleman's Treatise on the Globes , conceived and expressed in such a manner as could not fail to be very grateful to a monarch distin- guished for his love of the sciences . This year was published a ridicule of ...
... King of that ingenious gentleman's Treatise on the Globes , conceived and expressed in such a manner as could not fail to be very grateful to a monarch distin- guished for his love of the sciences . This year was published a ridicule of ...
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