The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... manners , was more striking to me now , from my having been accustomed to the studied smooth complying habits of the continent ; and I clearly recognised in him , not without respect for his honest conscientious zeal , the same ...
... manners , was more striking to me now , from my having been accustomed to the studied smooth complying habits of the continent ; and I clearly recognised in him , not without respect for his honest conscientious zeal , the same ...
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... manner , with a sonorous voice , and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the ... manners D 2 ÆTAT . 58. ] 35 DR . JOHNSON . he knew, he might have been a very considerable ...
... manner , with a sonorous voice , and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the ... manners D 2 ÆTAT . 58. ] 35 DR . JOHNSON . he knew, he might have been a very considerable ...
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James Boswell. observed to Mr. Langton , " Sir , his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis ... manner , was very active in pressing him to mention the particulars . " Come now , sir , this is an in- teresting ...
James Boswell. observed to Mr. Langton , " Sir , his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis ... manner , was very active in pressing him to mention the particulars . " Come now , sir , this is an in- teresting ...
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... manner as could not fail to be very grateful to a monarch distin - ́ guished for his love of the sciences . This year was published a ridicule of his style , under the title of Lexiphanes . Sir John Hawkins ascribes it to Dr. Kenrick ...
... manner as could not fail to be very grateful to a monarch distin - ́ guished for his love of the sciences . This year was published a ridicule of his style , under the title of Lexiphanes . Sir John Hawkins ascribes it to Dr. Kenrick ...
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... manners ; and there is the difference between the characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very en- tertaining ; but they are to be understood by a more superficial observer than characters of nature ...
... manners ; and there is the difference between the characters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very en- tertaining ; but they are to be understood by a more superficial observer than characters of nature ...
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