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... Sir , among the anfractuosities of the human mind , I know not if it may not be one , that there is a superstitious reluctance to sit for a picture . " " " John Gilbert Cooper related , that soon after the pub- lication of his ...
... Sir , among the anfractuosities of the human mind , I know not if it may not be one , that there is a superstitious reluctance to sit for a picture . " " " John Gilbert Cooper related , that soon after the pub- lication of his ...
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... sir , would have said the same of you , if he had seen you distilling . ' JOHNSON . Sir , if Pope had told me of my ... JOHN- SON . Sir , he hoped it would vex somebody . " " " Dr. Goldsmith , upon occasion of Mrs. Lennox's bring- ing ...
... sir , would have said the same of you , if he had seen you distilling . ' JOHNSON . Sir , if Pope had told me of my ... JOHN- SON . Sir , he hoped it would vex somebody . " " " Dr. Goldsmith , upon occasion of Mrs. Lennox's bring- ing ...
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... Sir , I would walk to the extent of the diameter of the earth to save Beauclerk . ' 999 " One night at the club he ... John- son immediately assented to the observation , and said , ' Sir , this is owing to an alteration of a part of the ...
... Sir , I would walk to the extent of the diameter of the earth to save Beauclerk . ' 999 " One night at the club he ... John- son immediately assented to the observation , and said , ' Sir , this is owing to an alteration of a part of the ...
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... sir , this is their way . An Englishman would have stomached it , and been ... lord Granville ; that after he had written his letter giving an account of the ... John , the first earl Granville , who died Jan. 2 , 1763. - MALOne . life ...
... sir , this is their way . An Englishman would have stomached it , and been ... lord Granville ; that after he had written his letter giving an account of the ... John , the first earl Granville , who died Jan. 2 , 1763. - MALOne . life ...
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... Sir , ' said he , if Otway had written this play , no other of his pieces would have been remembered . ' Dodsley him ... John- • This assertion concerning Johnson's insensibility to the pathetick powers of Otway is too round . I once asked ...
... Sir , ' said he , if Otway had written this play , no other of his pieces would have been remembered . ' Dodsley him ... John- • This assertion concerning Johnson's insensibility to the pathetick powers of Otway is too round . I once asked ...
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acquaintance admirable Anecdotes answered appeared Ashbourne asked asthma attention believe Bennet Langton bishop Brocklesby Burke Burney called character club consider conversation curiosity dear sir DEAR SIR,-I death dined dropsy edition eminent entertained expressed favour Francis Barber gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give glad happy honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton learning letter Lichfield literary live London lord lordship LUCY PORTER Lusiad madam Malone manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps person pleased pleasure poet Pope pounds praise prayers publick racter recollect remark respect reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland seems sir John sir John Hawkins sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told verses whig Wilkes WILLIAM GERARD HAMILTON wish wonder write written wrote young