The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 64
... lady , talk no more of this . Nonsense can be defended but by nonsense . ' " " Mrs. Thrale then praised Garrick's talents for light gay poetry ; and , as a specimen , repeated his song in Florizel and Perdita , and dwelt with peculiar ...
... lady , talk no more of this . Nonsense can be defended but by nonsense . ' " " Mrs. Thrale then praised Garrick's talents for light gay poetry ; and , as a specimen , repeated his song in Florizel and Perdita , and dwelt with peculiar ...
Page 70
... Mrs. Montague , a lady distinguished for having written an essay on Shakspeare , being mentioned ; -REYNOLDS . " I think that essay does her honour . " JOHNSON . " Yes , sir ; it does her honour , but it would 70 [ 1769 . THE LIFE OF.
... Mrs. Montague , a lady distinguished for having written an essay on Shakspeare , being mentioned ; -REYNOLDS . " I think that essay does her honour . " JOHNSON . " Yes , sir ; it does her honour , but it would 70 [ 1769 . THE LIFE OF.
Page 78
... lady , which was like being " e secretioribus consiliis , " I willingly drank cup after cup , as if it had been the Heliconian spring . But as the charm of novelty went off , I grew more fastidious ; and besides , I discovered that she ...
... lady , which was like being " e secretioribus consiliis , " I willingly drank cup after cup , as if it had been the Heliconian spring . But as the charm of novelty went off , I grew more fastidious ; and besides , I discovered that she ...
Page 88
... here , than me to come to town . I wish to see you , and am ordered by the lady of this house to invite you hither . Whether you can come or not , I shall not have any occasion of writing to you again before your 88 [ 1769 . THE LIFE OF.
... here , than me to come to town . I wish to see you , and am ordered by the lady of this house to invite you hither . Whether you can come or not , I shall not have any occasion of writing to you again before your 88 [ 1769 . THE LIFE OF.
Page 97
... ladies ; particularly I remember a French lady of wit and fashion doing him the honour of a visit . He seemed to me to be considered as a kind of publick oracle , whom every body thought they had a right to visit and consult ; and ...
... ladies ; particularly I remember a French lady of wit and fashion doing him the honour of a visit . He seemed to me to be considered as a kind of publick oracle , whom every body thought they had a right to visit and consult ; and ...
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