Boswell's Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1904 - 704 strani |
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... compliment : adding , with a smile , that this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ' His next instructor in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom Brown , who , said he ...
... compliment : adding , with a smile , that this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ' His next instructor in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom Brown , who , said he ...
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James Boswell. 1731 ] HIS DESTITUTE STATE 53 Johnson this high compliment . He said to me at Oxford , in 1776 , ' I was his nominal tutor ; but he was above my mark . ' When I repeated it to Johnson , his eyes flashed with grateful ...
James Boswell. 1731 ] HIS DESTITUTE STATE 53 Johnson this high compliment . He said to me at Oxford , in 1776 , ' I was his nominal tutor ; but he was above my mark . ' When I repeated it to Johnson , his eyes flashed with grateful ...
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... compliment not intended for her . ' Such was this lady's state- ment , which I make no doubt she supposed to be correct ; but it shews how dangerous it is to trust too implicitly to traditional testimony and ingenious inference ; for Mr ...
... compliment not intended for her . ' Such was this lady's state- ment , which I make no doubt she supposed to be correct ; but it shews how dangerous it is to trust too implicitly to traditional testimony and ingenious inference ; for Mr ...
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... compliment which it con- tained , but , from delicacy , avoided shewing him the paper itself . When Sir Joshua observed to Johnson that he seemed very desirous to see Pope's note , he answered , ' Who would not be proud to have such a ...
... compliment which it con- tained , but , from delicacy , avoided shewing him the paper itself . When Sir Joshua observed to Johnson that he seemed very desirous to see Pope's note , he answered , ' Who would not be proud to have such a ...
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... compliments to Mr. Kearsley , and begs the favour of seeing him as soon as he can . Mr. Kearsley is desired to bring with him the last edition of what he has honoured with the name of BEAUTIES . May 20 , 1782. ' 1750 ] DR . YOUNG AND ...
... compliments to Mr. Kearsley , and begs the favour of seeing him as soon as he can . Mr. Kearsley is desired to bring with him the last edition of what he has honoured with the name of BEAUTIES . May 20 , 1782. ' 1750 ] DR . YOUNG AND ...
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