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Dr. Johnson being informed of this , I suppose by Mr. Drummond , wrote with a generous indig- - nation as follows : 66 TO MR . WILLIAM DRUMMOND . SIR , I did not expect to hear that it could be , in an assembly convened for the ...
Dr. Johnson being informed of this , I suppose by Mr. Drummond , wrote with a generous indig- - nation as follows : 66 TO MR . WILLIAM DRUMMOND . SIR , I did not expect to hear that it could be , in an assembly convened for the ...
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observed to Mr. Langton , " Sir , his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis the four- teenth or Charles the second . " At sir Joshua Reynolds's , where a circle of Johnson's friends was collected round him to ...
observed to Mr. Langton , " Sir , his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis the four- teenth or Charles the second . " At sir Joshua Reynolds's , where a circle of Johnson's friends was collected round him to ...
Pagina 39
... which in his case , as in the case of all who are dis- tressed with the same malady of imagination , transfers to others its own feelings . Who could suppose it was to in- troduce a comedy , when Mr. Bensley solemnly began , Press'd ...
... which in his case , as in the case of all who are dis- tressed with the same malady of imagination , transfers to others its own feelings . Who could suppose it was to in- troduce a comedy , when Mr. Bensley solemnly began , Press'd ...
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Suppose you and I and two hundred more were restrained from printing our thoughts : what then ? What proportion would that re- straint upon us bear to the private happiness of the nation ? " This mode of representing the inconveniencies ...
Suppose you and I and two hundred more were restrained from printing our thoughts : what then ? What proportion would that re- straint upon us bear to the private happiness of the nation ? " This mode of representing the inconveniencies ...
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Upon this occasion I particularly lamented that he had not that warmth of friendship for his brilliant pupil , which we may suppose would have had a benignant effect on both ...
Upon this occasion I particularly lamented that he had not that warmth of friendship for his brilliant pupil , which we may suppose would have had a benignant effect on both ...
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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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