The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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... Garrick , evidently meaning to embellish a little , said one day in my hearing , ' we rode and tied . ' And the Bishop of Killaloe [ Dr. Barnard ] informed me , that at another time , when Johnson and Garrick were dining together in a ...
... Garrick , evidently meaning to embellish a little , said one day in my hearing , ' we rode and tied . ' And the Bishop of Killaloe [ Dr. Barnard ] informed me , that at another time , when Johnson and Garrick were dining together in a ...
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... Garrick , who had been his pupil , who had come to London at the same time with him , not in a much more prosperous ... Garrick's merits in his art , the reward was too great when compared with what the most successful efforts of ...
... Garrick , who had been his pupil , who had come to London at the same time with him , not in a much more prosperous ... Garrick's merits in his art , the reward was too great when compared with what the most successful efforts of ...
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... Garrick and Dr. Johnson , I think it necessary to rectify this mis - statement . The truth is , that not very long after the institution of our club , Sir Joshua Reynolds was speak- ing of it to Garrick . " I like it much , ( said he ...
... Garrick and Dr. Johnson , I think it necessary to rectify this mis - statement . The truth is , that not very long after the institution of our club , Sir Joshua Reynolds was speak- ing of it to Garrick . " I like it much , ( said he ...
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