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... but in the ingenious and rational part of it a plodding blockhead can never excel . " I talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JOHNSON .
... but in the ingenious and rational part of it a plodding blockhead can never excel . " I talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JOHNSON .
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I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem before I had the honour of Dr. John- son's acquaintance . " I however was so much impressed with my first notion , that I ...
I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem before I had the honour of Dr. John- son's acquaintance . " I however was so much impressed with my first notion , that I ...
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His majesty began by observing , that he understood he came sometimes to the library ; and then mentioning his having heard that the Doctor had been lately at Oxford , asked him if he was not fond of going thither .
His majesty began by observing , that he understood he came sometimes to the library ; and then mentioning his having heard that the Doctor had been lately at Oxford , asked him if he was not fond of going thither .
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When asked by another friend , at sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , sir ; when the king had said it , it was to be so . It was not for me to bandy civilities with my ...
When asked by another friend , at sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , sir ; when the king had said it , it was to be so . It was not for me to bandy civilities with my ...
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66 His majesty then asked him what he thought of lord Lyttelton's history , which was then just published . John- son said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the second rather too much .
66 His majesty then asked him what he thought of lord Lyttelton's history , which was then just published . John- son said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the second rather too much .
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| Titel | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 van The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Auteur | James Boswell |
| Uitgever | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 18 juni 2007 |
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