Boswell's Life of Johnson, Količina 6A. Constable and Company, Limited, 1901 |
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... answer in February , of which I extract what follows : ' I am delighted with your account of your activity at Auchinleck , and wish the old gentleman , whom you have so kindly removed , may live long to promote your prosperity by his ...
... answer in February , of which I extract what follows : ' I am delighted with your account of your activity at Auchinleck , and wish the old gentleman , whom you have so kindly removed , may live long to promote your prosperity by his ...
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... answered , Lord Bute , when he signed the warrant for your pension . Upon which , Johnson , struck with the repartee , acknow . ledged that this was true . When I mentioned it to Johnson , ' Sir ( said he ) , if Rose said this , I never ...
... answered , Lord Bute , when he signed the warrant for your pension . Upon which , Johnson , struck with the repartee , acknow . ledged that this was true . When I mentioned it to Johnson , ' Sir ( said he ) , if Rose said this , I never ...
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... answered , " About fourscore . " Well then , sir ( said I ) , you see there can be no more than fourscore men of fashion who can do this . ' Mrs. Desmoulins made tea ; and she and I talked before him upon a topic which he had once borne ...
... answered , " About fourscore . " Well then , sir ( said I ) , you see there can be no more than fourscore men of fashion who can do this . ' Mrs. Desmoulins made tea ; and she and I talked before him upon a topic which he had once borne ...
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... answer . Talking of an acquaintance of ours , whose narra- tives , which abounded in curious and interesting topics , were unhappily found to be very fabulous ; I mentioned Lord Mansfield's having said to me , ' Sup- pose we believe one ...
... answer . Talking of an acquaintance of ours , whose narra- tives , which abounded in curious and interesting topics , were unhappily found to be very fabulous ; I mentioned Lord Mansfield's having said to me , ' Sup- pose we believe one ...
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... having died , one of his parishioners was asked how he liked his successor : ' He is a very good preacher ( was his answer ) , but no latiner . ' have you ever seen Brentford ? ' and I took ET . 74 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 23.
... having died , one of his parishioners was asked how he liked his successor : ' He is a very good preacher ( was his answer ) , but no latiner . ' have you ever seen Brentford ? ' and I took ET . 74 ] LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON 23.
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