The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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... Garrick's name was soon introduced . JOHNSON . ' Garrick's conversation is gay and grotesque . It is a dish of all sorts , but all good things . " There is no solid meat in it : there is a want of sentiment in it . Not but that he has ...
... Garrick's name was soon introduced . JOHNSON . ' Garrick's conversation is gay and grotesque . It is a dish of all sorts , but all good things . " There is no solid meat in it : there is a want of sentiment in it . Not but that he has ...
Page 466
... GARRICK . ' What ! eh ! is Strahan a good judge of an Epigram ? Is not he rather an obtuse man , eh ? ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , he may not be a judge of an Epigram : but you see he is a judge of what is not an Epigram . ' BoswELL . ' It ...
... GARRICK . ' What ! eh ! is Strahan a good judge of an Epigram ? Is not he rather an obtuse man , eh ? ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , he may not be a judge of an Epigram : but you see he is a judge of what is not an Epigram . ' BoswELL . ' It ...
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... Garrick's fame , and his assuming the airs marginal line : cranium [ H ] of a great man . JOHNSON . ' Sir , it is wonderful how little wonderful how ... Sir ; celebrated [ H ] Garrick assumes . No , Sir , Garrick fortunam reverenter ...
... Garrick's fame , and his assuming the airs marginal line : cranium [ H ] of a great man . JOHNSON . ' Sir , it is wonderful how little wonderful how ... Sir ; celebrated [ H ] Garrick assumes . No , Sir , Garrick fortunam reverenter ...
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