Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 4 |
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I had heard him talk once before in the same manner ; and at Oxford he said , ' he wished he had learned to play at cards . ' The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument , and therefore would sometimes ...
I had heard him talk once before in the same manner ; and at Oxford he said , ' he wished he had learned to play at cards . ' The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument , and therefore would sometimes ...
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I have heard Ossian , Oscar , and every one of them . ' Johnson said of Chatterton , ' This is the most extraordinary young man that has encountered my knowledge . It is wonderful how the whelp has written such things .
I have heard Ossian , Oscar , and every one of them . ' Johnson said of Chatterton , ' This is the most extraordinary young man that has encountered my knowledge . It is wonderful how the whelp has written such things .
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I knew that Johnson would let nobody attack Garrick but himself , as Garrick said to me , and I had heard him praise his liberality ; so to bring out his commendation of his celebrated pupil , I said loudly , ' I have heard Garrick is ...
I knew that Johnson would let nobody attack Garrick but himself , as Garrick said to me , and I had heard him praise his liberality ; so to bring out his commendation of his celebrated pupil , I said loudly , ' I have heard Garrick is ...
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