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Pagina 12
... present , who had been running down Ode- writing in general , as a bad species of poetry , un- luckily said , Had they been literally cucumbers , they had been better things than Odes .'- ' Yes , Sir , ( said Johnson , ) for a hog ...
... present , who had been running down Ode- writing in general , as a bad species of poetry , un- luckily said , Had they been literally cucumbers , they had been better things than Odes .'- ' Yes , Sir , ( said Johnson , ) for a hog ...
Pagina 13
... moon shall rise , And how happy shall , & c . It is with pleasure 1 add that this stanza could never be more truly applied than at this present time [ 1792. ] 1780. To hear a man of the weight and dignity DR . JOHNSON . 13 7 ...
... moon shall rise , And how happy shall , & c . It is with pleasure 1 add that this stanza could never be more truly applied than at this present time [ 1792. ] 1780. To hear a man of the weight and dignity DR . JOHNSON . 13 7 ...
Pagina 22
... present stock of mechanical knowledge . Sir , he would bring home a grinding - barrow , which you see in every street in London , and think that he had furnished a won- derful improvement . " Greek , Sir , ( said he ) is like lace ...
... present stock of mechanical knowledge . Sir , he would bring home a grinding - barrow , which you see in every street in London , and think that he had furnished a won- derful improvement . " Greek , Sir , ( said he ) is like lace ...
Pagina 24
... present , observed in his decisive professorial manner , Very well , -Very well . ' Johnson , how- ever added , Yes , they are very well , Sir ; but you may observe in what manner they are well . They are the forcible verses of a man of ...
... present , observed in his decisive professorial manner , Very well , -Very well . ' Johnson , how- ever added , Yes , they are very well , Sir ; but you may observe in what manner they are well . They are the forcible verses of a man of ...
Pagina 29
... Richardson was visible , and he did not speak ten words more the whole day . Dr. Johnson was present , and ap- peared to enjoy it much . 1780 . Etat . 71 . 1780. character of Secker , one instance of which appeared DR . JOHNSON . 29.
... Richardson was visible , and he did not speak ten words more the whole day . Dr. Johnson was present , and ap- peared to enjoy it much . 1780 . Etat . 71 . 1780. character of Secker , one instance of which appeared DR . JOHNSON . 29.
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