Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., Volume 2J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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... mentioned particularly " The Spleen . ' JOHNSON . " I think Dodsley gave up the question . He and Goldsmith said the same thing ; only he said it in a softer manner than Goldsmith did ; for he acknowledged that there was no poetry ...
... mentioned particularly " The Spleen . ' JOHNSON . " I think Dodsley gave up the question . He and Goldsmith said the same thing ; only he said it in a softer manner than Goldsmith did ; for he acknowledged that there was no poetry ...
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... mentioned Clarissa as a perfect character , ' On the contrary , ( said he , ) you may observe there is always something which she prefers to truth . Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances , ( he said , ) but ...
... mentioned Clarissa as a perfect character , ' On the contrary , ( said he , ) you may observe there is always something which she prefers to truth . Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances , ( he said , ) but ...
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... mentioned Mr. Cumberland's Odes , which were just published . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , they would have been thought as good as Odes commonly are , if Cumberland had not put his name to them ; but a name immediately draws censure , unless ...
... mentioned Mr. Cumberland's Odes , which were just published . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , they would have been thought as good as Odes commonly are , if Cumberland had not put his name to them ; but a name immediately draws censure , unless ...
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... mentioned , as one who did good to many , but by no means " by stealth , " and instead of " blushing to find it fame , " acted evidently from vanity . JOHNSON . " I have seen no beings who do as much good from benevolence , as she does ...
... mentioned , as one who did good to many , but by no means " by stealth , " and instead of " blushing to find it fame , " acted evidently from vanity . JOHNSON . " I have seen no beings who do as much good from benevolence , as she does ...
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James Boswell. 66 mentioned , Johnson surprized the company by this sentence : Every man of any education would rather be called a rascal , than accused of deficiency in the graces . " Mr. Gibbon , who was present , turned to a lady who ...
James Boswell. 66 mentioned , Johnson surprized the company by this sentence : Every man of any education would rather be called a rascal , than accused of deficiency in the graces . " Mr. Gibbon , who was present , turned to a lady who ...
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