The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order ; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons ; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published ; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Band 4J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... always been at me : but I would do Jack a kindness , rather than not . The contest is now over . " " Garrick's gaiety of conversation has delicacy and elegance : Foote makes you laugh more ; but Foote 24 [ 1777 . THE LIFE OF.
... always been at me : but I would do Jack a kindness , rather than not . The contest is now over . " " Garrick's gaiety of conversation has delicacy and elegance : Foote makes you laugh more ; but Foote 24 [ 1777 . THE LIFE OF.
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... Garrick does it ? " JOHNSON . " Any body may . Jemmy , there ( a boy about eight years old , who was in the room ) , will do it as well in a week . " BOSWELL . No , no , sir : and as a proof of the merit of great ss VOL . IV . D I ...
... Garrick does it ? " JOHNSON . " Any body may . Jemmy , there ( a boy about eight years old , who was in the room ) , will do it as well in a week . " BOSWELL . No , no , sir : and as a proof of the merit of great ss VOL . IV . D I ...
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... Garrick has got a hundred thousand pounds . " JOHN- SON . " Is getting a hundred thousand pounds a proof of excellence ? That has been done by a scoundrel commissary . " This was most fallacious reasoning . I was sure , for once , that ...
... Garrick has got a hundred thousand pounds . " JOHN- SON . " Is getting a hundred thousand pounds a proof of excellence ? That has been done by a scoundrel commissary . " This was most fallacious reasoning . I was sure , for once , that ...
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... Garrick , and Harris . GARRICK , ( to Har- ris ) . " Pray , sir , have you read Potter's Eschylus ? " HARRIS . " Yes ; and think it pretty . " GARRICK , 1 See Vol . II . p . 98 . ( to Johnson ) . " And what think you Etat . 69. ] 95 DR ...
... Garrick , and Harris . GARRICK , ( to Har- ris ) . " Pray , sir , have you read Potter's Eschylus ? " HARRIS . " Yes ; and think it pretty . " GARRICK , 1 See Vol . II . p . 98 . ( to Johnson ) . " And what think you Etat . 69. ] 95 DR ...
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... GARRICK . " Of all the translations that ever were attempted , I think Elphinston's Martial the most extraordinary . He consulted me upon it , who am a little of an epi- grammist myself , you know . I told him freely , " You don't seem ...
... GARRICK . " Of all the translations that ever were attempted , I think Elphinston's Martial the most extraordinary . He consulted me upon it , who am a little of an epi- grammist myself , you know . I told him freely , " You don't seem ...
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