The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 - Authors, English |
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... JOHNSON . " Aye ; but we don't know which half to believe . By his lying we lose not only our reverence for him , but all comfort in his conversation . " BOSWELL . " May we not take it as amusing fiction ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , the ...
... JOHNSON . " Aye ; but we don't know which half to believe . By his lying we lose not only our reverence for him , but all comfort in his conversation . " BOSWELL . " May we not take it as amusing fiction ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , the ...
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... JOHNSON . " Why no , Sir ; every thing else as well as in " Johnson used to say that he made it a constant rule to talk as well as he could , both as to sentiment and expression ; by which means , what had been originally effort became ...
... JOHNSON . " Why no , Sir ; every thing else as well as in " Johnson used to say that he made it a constant rule to talk as well as he could , both as to sentiment and expression ; by which means , what had been originally effort became ...
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... Johnson , smiling ) you have been early instruction in Grub - street . regularly educated . ' Having asked who was his instructor , and Mr. Hoole having answered , My uncle , Sir , who was a taylor ; ' Johnson , recollecting himself ...
... Johnson , smiling ) you have been early instruction in Grub - street . regularly educated . ' Having asked who was his instructor , and Mr. Hoole having answered , My uncle , Sir , who was a taylor ; ' Johnson , recollecting himself ...
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... JOHNSON . " Yes , argued that this was an improvement . No , Sir , ( said he , eagerly , ) it is not an im- provement ; they object , that the old method drew together a number of spectators . Sir , executions are intended to draw ...
... JOHNSON . " Yes , argued that this was an improvement . No , Sir , ( said he , eagerly , ) it is not an im- provement ; they object , that the old method drew together a number of spectators . Sir , executions are intended to draw ...
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... Johnson for a day or two at Wycombe , when its Lord was absent , and by him I have been favoured with two anecdotes . " One is not a little to the credit of Johnson's candour . Mr. Morgann and he had a dispute pretty late at night , in ...
... Johnson for a day or two at Wycombe , when its Lord was absent , and by him I have been favoured with two anecdotes . " One is not a little to the credit of Johnson's candour . Mr. Morgann and he had a dispute pretty late at night , in ...
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