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Garrick used to tell , that Johnson said of an actor , who played Sir Harry Wildair
at Lichfield , “ There is a courtly vivacity about the fellow ; " when in fact ,
according to Garrick's account , " he was the most vulgar ruffian that ever went
upon ...
Garrick used to tell , that Johnson said of an actor , who played Sir Harry Wildair
at Lichfield , “ There is a courtly vivacity about the fellow ; " when in fact ,
according to Garrick's account , " he was the most vulgar ruffian that ever went
upon ...
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knew that Johnson would let nobody attack Garrick but himself , as Garrick once
said to me , and I had heard him praise his liberality ; so to bring out his
commendation of his celebrated pupil , I said , loudly , " I have heard Garrick is
liberal .
knew that Johnson would let nobody attack Garrick but himself , as Garrick once
said to me , and I had heard him praise his liberality ; so to bring out his
commendation of his celebrated pupil , I said , loudly , " I have heard Garrick is
liberal .
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GARRICK . “ Yes , I know enough of that . There was a reverend gentleman ( Mr.
Hawkins ) who wrote a tragedy , the siege of ... Aye , he came to me and
complained ; and told me , that Garrick said his play was wrong in the concoction
.
GARRICK . “ Yes , I know enough of that . There was a reverend gentleman ( Mr.
Hawkins ) who wrote a tragedy , the siege of ... Aye , he came to me and
complained ; and told me , that Garrick said his play was wrong in the concoction
.
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Henry Richard Tedder |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | Percy Fitzgerald |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2020 |
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