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 Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment, he answered " No, sir. When the king had said... Johnsoniana.. - Page 12by James Boswell - 1820 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1822 - 472 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds 's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...who had spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance. His Majesty... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It wasdecisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...bandy civilities with my Sovereign." Perhaps no man whohad spent his whole life in courts could have shewn a more nice and dignified sense of true politeness... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 486 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment?...more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance. His Majesty having observed to him that he supposed he must have read... | |
| 1823 - 696 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, n Painting), — repose. There is a fine and celebrated instance of it in Macbeth : Scene before the Cat waa to be so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign." Perhaps no man who had spent... | |
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...was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive. When asked by another friend, at sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...Perhaps no man, who had spent his whole life in courts, couldhave shewn u more nice and dignified sense of true politeness, than Johnson did in this instance.... | |
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...was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive," When asked by another friend, at sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment, he answered, " No, sir; when the king bad said it, it was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign." Perhaps no... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive." AVhcn asked by another friend, at Sir Jushua Ueynolds's, was Inwardly so distressed ! We may surely believe...mysterious principle of being " made perfect through sufte créât nains to collect with the utmost authenticity, from Dr. Johnson's own detail to myself; from... | |
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...decisive." Wbea asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Ke< • nolds's, whether he made any reply to tUa high compliment, he answered, "No, Sir. when the King had said it, it was to be to. créât p.itni to collect with the utmost authea'kr* from Dr. Johnson's own detail to myself; гпчт.... | |
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...was fit for a King to pay. It was decisive. When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Rcynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment, he answered, " No, Sir, when the King had said it was to be so, it was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign." Perhaps no man who had spent... | |
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...was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment,...more nice and dignified sense of true politeness than Johnson did in this instance. His majesty having observed to him that he supposed he must have read... | |
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