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Goldsmith , in the couplet which he inserted , mentions Luke as a person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been a It is remarkable that Mr. Gray has employed ...
Goldsmith , in the couplet which he inserted , mentions Luke as a person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been a It is remarkable that Mr. Gray has employed ...
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I having mentioned that I had passed some time with Rousseau in his wild retreat , and having quoted some remark made by Mr. Wilkes , with whom I had spent many pleasant hours in Italy , Johnson said , sarcastically , " It seems ...
I having mentioned that I had passed some time with Rousseau in his wild retreat , and having quoted some remark made by Mr. Wilkes , with whom I had spent many pleasant hours in Italy , Johnson said , sarcastically , " It seems ...
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It appears from Johnson's diary , that he was this year at Mr. Thrale's , from before Midsummer till after Michael- mas , and that he afterwards passed a month at Oxford . He had then contracted a great intimacy with Mr. Cham- bers of ...
It appears from Johnson's diary , that he was this year at Mr. Thrale's , from before Midsummer till after Michael- mas , and that he afterwards passed a month at Oxford . He had then contracted a great intimacy with Mr. Cham- bers of ...
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66 " I now , " said Johnson to his friends , when relating what had passed , " began to consider that I was depre- ciating this man in the estimation of his sovereign , and thought it was time for me to say something that might be more ...
66 " I now , " said Johnson to his friends , when relating what had passed , " began to consider that I was depre- ciating this man in the estimation of his sovereign , and thought it was time for me to say something that might be more ...
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... circle at sir Joshua Reynolds's the par- ticulars of what passed between the king and him , Dr. Goldsmith remained unmoved upon a sofa at some dis- tance , affecting not to join in the least in the eager curi- osity of the company .
... circle at sir Joshua Reynolds's the par- ticulars of what passed between the king and him , Dr. Goldsmith remained unmoved upon a sofa at some dis- tance , affecting not to join in the least in the eager curi- osity of the company .
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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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