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He observed , that " it was wonderful that Walton , who was in a very low situation
in life , should have been familiarly received by so many great men , and that at a
time when the ranks of society were kept more separate than they are now .
He observed , that " it was wonderful that Walton , who was in a very low situation
in life , should have been familiarly received by so many great men , and that at a
time when the ranks of society were kept more separate than they are now .
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It may be observed , that men , who from being engaged in business , or from
their course of life in whatever way , seldom see their children , do not care much
about them . I myself should not have had much fondness for a child of my own .
It may be observed , that men , who from being engaged in business , or from
their course of life in whatever way , seldom see their children , do not care much
about them . I myself should not have had much fondness for a child of my own .
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Upon which I observed , “ Sir , you would be in the wrong ; for your great
excellence is your variety of playing , your representing so well , characters so
very different . ” JOHNSON . “ Garrick , Sir , was not in earnest in what he said ; for
, to be ...
Upon which I observed , “ Sir , you would be in the wrong ; for your great
excellence is your variety of playing , your representing so well , characters so
very different . ” JOHNSON . “ Garrick , Sir , was not in earnest in what he said ; for
, to be ...
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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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