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... conversation of a celebrated man , if his talents have been exerted in conversation , will best display his character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgement of mankind , to be at all shaken by a sneering observation of ...
... conversation of a celebrated man , if his talents have been exerted in conversation , will best display his character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgement of mankind , to be at all shaken by a sneering observation of ...
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... conversation with me , had distinguished Pope and Dryden thus : - " Pope drives a handsome chariot , with a couple of neat trim nags ; Dryden a coach , and six stately horses . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , the truth is , they both drive ...
... conversation with me , had distinguished Pope and Dryden thus : - " Pope drives a handsome chariot , with a couple of neat trim nags ; Dryden a coach , and six stately horses . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , the truth is , they both drive ...
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... conversation now turned on critical subjects . JOHNSON . " Bayes , in ' The Rehearsal , ' is a mighty silly character . If it was intended to be like a particular man , it could only be diverting while that man was remembered . But I ...
... conversation now turned on critical subjects . JOHNSON . " Bayes , in ' The Rehearsal , ' is a mighty silly character . If it was intended to be like a particular man , it could only be diverting while that man was remembered . But I ...
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