The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 616
... conversation , no fair exertion of mind amongst them , if the young men are by ; for a man who has a character does not choose to stake it in their presence . " Boswell . " But , Sir , may there not be very good conversation without a ...
... conversation , no fair exertion of mind amongst them , if the young men are by ; for a man who has a character does not choose to stake it in their presence . " Boswell . " But , Sir , may there not be very good conversation without a ...
Page 38
... conversation seem too desultory , Johnson observed , " Oglethorpe , Sir , never completes what he has to say . " He on the same account made a similar remark on Patrick Lord Elibank : " Sir , there is nothing conclusive in his talk ...
... conversation seem too desultory , Johnson observed , " Oglethorpe , Sir , never completes what he has to say . " He on the same account made a similar remark on Patrick Lord Elibank : " Sir , there is nothing conclusive in his talk ...
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... conversation there is more instruction , more information , and more elegance , than in Ramsay's . " BOSWELL . " What I admire in Ramsay , is his continuing to be so young . " JOHNSON . " Why , yes , Sir ; it is to be admired . I value ...
... conversation there is more instruction , more information , and more elegance , than in Ramsay's . " BOSWELL . " What I admire in Ramsay , is his continuing to be so young . " JOHNSON . " Why , yes , Sir ; it is to be admired . I value ...
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