The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 88
... kind enough to give me an inscription suited to that particular scene ; or determine which of the two formerly transmitted to you is the best ; and at any rate , favour me with an English translation . It will be doubly kind if you ...
... kind enough to give me an inscription suited to that particular scene ; or determine which of the two formerly transmitted to you is the best ; and at any rate , favour me with an English translation . It will be doubly kind if you ...
Page 356
... kind have agreed in admiring great talents for the stage . We must consider , too , that a great player does what very few are capable to do : his art is a very rare faculty . Who can repeat Hamlet's soliloquy , ' To be , or not to be ...
... kind have agreed in admiring great talents for the stage . We must consider , too , that a great player does what very few are capable to do : his art is a very rare faculty . Who can repeat Hamlet's soliloquy , ' To be , or not to be ...
Page 408
... kind of pleasing distraction for some time , I got into a corner , with Johnson , Garrick , and Harris . GARRICK : ( to Harris . ) " Pray , Sir , have you read Potter's Eschylus ? " HARRIS . " Yes ; and think it pretty . " GARRICK ...
... kind of pleasing distraction for some time , I got into a corner , with Johnson , Garrick , and Harris . GARRICK : ( to Harris . ) " Pray , Sir , have you read Potter's Eschylus ? " HARRIS . " Yes ; and think it pretty . " GARRICK ...
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