The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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Pagina 115
... wonderful admirer of the tragedy of Douglas , and presented its authour with a gold medal . Some years ago , at a coffee - house in Oxford , I called to him , ' Mr. Sheridan , Mr. Sheridan , how came you to give a gold medal to Home ...
... wonderful admirer of the tragedy of Douglas , and presented its authour with a gold medal . Some years ago , at a coffee - house in Oxford , I called to him , ' Mr. Sheridan , Mr. Sheridan , how came you to give a gold medal to Home ...
Pagina 138
... wonderful that a man , who for forty years had lived with the great and the witty , should have acquired so ill the talents of conversation : and he had but half to furnish ; for one half of what he said was oaths . " He , however ...
... wonderful that a man , who for forty years had lived with the great and the witty , should have acquired so ill the talents of conversation : and he had but half to furnish ; for one half of what he said was oaths . " He , however ...
Pagina 222
... wonderful fluency and elegance . When Pere Boscovich was in Eng- land , Johnson dined in company with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , and at Dr. Douglas's , now Bishop of Salisbury . Upon both occasions that celebrated foreigner ...
... wonderful fluency and elegance . When Pere Boscovich was in Eng- land , Johnson dined in company with him at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , and at Dr. Douglas's , now Bishop of Salisbury . Upon both occasions that celebrated foreigner ...
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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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