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... thought all the thoughts of the fair had been to select the graces of the day , dispose the colours of the flaunting ( flowing ) robe , tune the voice and roll the eye , place the gem , choose the dress , and add new roses to the fading ...
... thought all the thoughts of the fair had been to select the graces of the day , dispose the colours of the flaunting ( flowing ) robe , tune the voice and roll the eye , place the gem , choose the dress , and add new roses to the fading ...
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... thought he had already done his part as a writer . " I should have thought so too , " said the king , " if you had not written so well . " - Johnson observed to me , upon this , that " no man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and ...
... thought he had already done his part as a writer . " I should have thought so too , " said the king , " if you had not written so well . " - Johnson observed to me , upon this , that " no man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and ...
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... thought upon the subject . " BOSWELL : " I suppose , Sir , he has thought superficially , 1 1 When Mr. Foote was at Edinburgh , he thought fit to entertain a numerous Scotch com pany , with a great deal of coarse jocularity , at the ...
... thought upon the subject . " BOSWELL : " I suppose , Sir , he has thought superficially , 1 1 When Mr. Foote was at Edinburgh , he thought fit to entertain a numerous Scotch com pany , with a great deal of coarse jocularity , at the ...
Contents
17091731 | 1 |
Death of Johnsons FatherIntercourse with Society in Lichfield Gilbert Walmesley | 30 |
17371738 | 47 |
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