The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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... expressed my high opinion ; and for that of Mr. Mason I have ever entertained a warm admiration . His " Elfrida " is exquisite , both in poetical description and moral sentiment ; and his " Caractacus " is a noble drama . Nor can I omit ...
... expressed my high opinion ; and for that of Mr. Mason I have ever entertained a warm admiration . His " Elfrida " is exquisite , both in poetical description and moral sentiment ; and his " Caractacus " is a noble drama . Nor can I omit ...
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... expression to me concerning him : " That having seen such a man , was a thing to talk of a century hence ; " — as if he could live so long . Plin . Epist . Lib . i . Ep . 3 . 1 Boswell's ludicrous caution is shown in thus suppressing ...
... expression to me concerning him : " That having seen such a man , was a thing to talk of a century hence ; " — as if he could live so long . Plin . Epist . Lib . i . Ep . 3 . 1 Boswell's ludicrous caution is shown in thus suppressing ...
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... expressed his appro bation strongly , adding that Goldsmith was the best writer he ever knew upon every subject he wrote upon . He said that Kenrick had borrowed all his On Monday , April 10 , I dined with him 12 THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNson .
... expressed his appro bation strongly , adding that Goldsmith was the best writer he ever knew upon every subject he wrote upon . He said that Kenrick had borrowed all his On Monday , April 10 , I dined with him 12 THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNson .
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... expression " of a picture . Baretti adds in his Marginalia , " He behaved amiss VOL . II . at St. Deny's , where he took offence at some little thing , fort mal à propos . " kindly treated by the English Benedictines , and have a THE ...
... expression " of a picture . Baretti adds in his Marginalia , " He behaved amiss VOL . II . at St. Deny's , where he took offence at some little thing , fort mal à propos . " kindly treated by the English Benedictines , and have a THE ...
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... expression of surprise , —he answered , " Because I think my French is as good as his English . " Though Johnson understood French perfectly , he could not speak it readily , as I have observed at his first interview with General Paoli ...
... expression of surprise , —he answered , " Because I think my French is as good as his English . " Though Johnson understood French perfectly , he could not speak it readily , as I have observed at his first interview with General Paoli ...
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