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... answered , ' too wordy . ' At another time , when one was reading his tragedy of Irene , ' to a company at a house in the country , he left the room and somebody having asked him the reason of this , he replied , Sir , I thought it had ...
... answered , ' too wordy . ' At another time , when one was reading his tragedy of Irene , ' to a company at a house in the country , he left the room and somebody having asked him the reason of this , he replied , Sir , I thought it had ...
Pagina 6
... answer with violence , and said , I will militate no longer against his nescience . ' Huggins was master of the subject , but wanted expression . Mr. Warton's knowledge of it was then imperfect , but his manner lively and elegant ...
... answer with violence , and said , I will militate no longer against his nescience . ' Huggins was master of the subject , but wanted expression . Mr. Warton's knowledge of it was then imperfect , but his manner lively and elegant ...
Pagina 8
... answered , The Thane of Ross ; ' ( which it will be recollected is a very inconsiderable character . ) O brave ! ' said Johnson . " 6 " Of Mr. Longley , at Rochester , a gentleman of very considerable learning , whom Dr. Johnson met ...
... answered , The Thane of Ross ; ' ( which it will be recollected is a very inconsiderable character . ) O brave ! ' said Johnson . " 6 " Of Mr. Longley , at Rochester , a gentleman of very considerable learning , whom Dr. Johnson met ...
Pagina 17
... answer for him- self : I never engaged in this controversy . I always said , Shakspeare had Latin enough to grammaticise his English . " " A clergyman , whom he characterised as one who loved to say little oddities , was affecting one C ...
... answer for him- self : I never engaged in this controversy . I always said , Shakspeare had Latin enough to grammaticise his English . " " A clergyman , whom he characterised as one who loved to say little oddities , was affecting one C ...
Pagina 18
... answered , ' I doubt , Sir , he was unoculus inter cæcos . " 3 " He used frequently to observe , that men might be very eminent in a profession , without our per- ceiving any particular power of mind in them in con- versation . It seems ...
... answered , ' I doubt , Sir , he was unoculus inter cæcos . " 3 " He used frequently to observe , that men might be very eminent in a profession , without our per- ceiving any particular power of mind in them in con- versation . It seems ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 4 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1839 |
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