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... talk of this very frankly ; and Mrs. Piozzi has preserved his very picturesque de- scription of the scene , as it remained upon his fancy . Being asked if he could remember queen Anne , " He had , " he said , " a confused , but somehow ...
... talk of this very frankly ; and Mrs. Piozzi has preserved his very picturesque de- scription of the scene , as it remained upon his fancy . Being asked if he could remember queen Anne , " He had , " he said , " a confused , but somehow ...
Pagina 20
... talking and diverting other boys from their business . He seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrastination were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In short ...
... talking and diverting other boys from their business . He seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrastination were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In short ...
Pagina 21
... talking to himself than to his companion . Dr. Percy , the bishop of Dromore , who was long inti- mately acquainted with him , and has preserved a few anec- dotes concerning him , regretting that he was not a more diligent collector ...
... talking to himself than to his companion . Dr. Percy , the bishop of Dromore , who was long inti- mately acquainted with him , and has preserved a few anec- dotes concerning him , regretting that he was not a more diligent collector ...
Pagina 31
... talking to you . I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor . " BOSWELL . " That , sir , was great fortitude of mind . " JOHNSON . " No , sir ; stark insensibility * . " The fifth of November was at that time kept with ...
... talking to you . I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent to my tutor . " BOSWELL . " That , sir , was great fortitude of mind . " JOHNSON . " No , sir ; stark insensibility * . " The fifth of November was at that time kept with ...
Pagina 54
... , p . 197 . h A prize of fifty pounds for the best poem on Life , Death , Judgment , Hea- ven , and Hell . See Gentleman's Magazine , vol . iv . p . 560. NICHOLS . P Both of them used to talk pleasantly of this 54 [ 1734 . THE LIFE OF.
... , p . 197 . h A prize of fifty pounds for the best poem on Life , Death , Judgment , Hea- ven , and Hell . See Gentleman's Magazine , vol . iv . p . 560. NICHOLS . P Both of them used to talk pleasantly of this 54 [ 1734 . THE LIFE OF.
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