The Life of Samuel Johnson: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1George Allen & Unwin, Limited, 1924 |
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Pagina xxvii
... Sheridan , though a man of knowledge and parts , was a little fancifull ( sic ) in his projects for establishing oratory and altering the mode of British education . Mr. Samuel Johnson said , ' Sherry cannot abide me , for I allways ...
... Sheridan , though a man of knowledge and parts , was a little fancifull ( sic ) in his projects for establishing oratory and altering the mode of British education . Mr. Samuel Johnson said , ' Sherry cannot abide me , for I allways ...
Pagina xxviii
... SHERIDAN . Now this anecdote is useful in many ways as illustrative of what has been said . Boswell made the criminals four , and Johnson the fifth , to give an idea of greater tediousness to the narrative . " " Even after the ...
... SHERIDAN . Now this anecdote is useful in many ways as illustrative of what has been said . Boswell made the criminals four , and Johnson the fifth , to give an idea of greater tediousness to the narrative . " " Even after the ...
Pagina xxix
... Sheridan being " dull , " naturally dull ; the retort on the fine prospects in Scotland ; the king's compliment , " If you had not written so well ; " " Who drives fat oxen ; " his speech to the lady who was flattering him , " Consider ...
... Sheridan being " dull , " naturally dull ; the retort on the fine prospects in Scotland ; the king's compliment , " If you had not written so well ; " " Who drives fat oxen ; " his speech to the lady who was flattering him , " Consider ...
Pagina 103
... Sheridan lays the emphasis on false . He was fond of giving , as another illus- tration of emphasis , the line , “ None but the brave deserve the fair , " from which no less than five different meanings could be extracted , according to ...
... Sheridan lays the emphasis on false . He was fond of giving , as another illus- tration of emphasis , the line , “ None but the brave deserve the fair , " from which no less than five different meanings could be extracted , according to ...
Pagina 218
... Sheridan , who at this instant is playing Cato , and has already played Richard twice . He had more com- pany the second than the first night , and will make I believe a good figure in the whole , though his faults seem to be very many ...
... Sheridan , who at this instant is playing Cato , and has already played Richard twice . He had more com- pany the second than the first night , and will make I believe a good figure in the whole , though his faults seem to be very many ...
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