The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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Pagina 19
... talked of retiring . " Never think of that , " said Johnson . The gentleman urged , " I should then do no ill . " JOHNSON . " Nor no good either . Sir , it would be a civil suicide . " On Monday , May 26 , I found him at tea , and the ...
... talked of retiring . " Never think of that , " said Johnson . The gentleman urged , " I should then do no ill . " JOHNSON . " Nor no good either . Sir , it would be a civil suicide . " On Monday , May 26 , I found him at tea , and the ...
Pagina 170
... talked for the honour , & c . , the gentleman muttered in a low voice , ' I see no honour in it ; ' and Dr. Johnson said nothing : so all the rest , ( though bien trou- vée ) is mere garnish . ” I have had occasion several times , in ...
... talked for the honour , & c . , the gentleman muttered in a low voice , ' I see no honour in it ; ' and Dr. Johnson said nothing : so all the rest , ( though bien trou- vée ) is mere garnish . ” I have had occasion several times , in ...
Pagina 231
... talked to him of the Greek fragments which are so well illustrated in The Observer , and of the Greek dramatists in general , he candidly ac- knowledged his insufficiency in that particular branch of Greek literature . Yet it may be ...
... talked to him of the Greek fragments which are so well illustrated in The Observer , and of the Greek dramatists in general , he candidly ac- knowledged his insufficiency in that particular branch of Greek literature . Yet it may be ...
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