Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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... describes how ' he would get into the most fluent recita- tion of half a page of Greek , breaking off for fear of wearying , by say- ing , " and so it goes on , " accompanying his words with a gentle wave of his hand . ' 1 See post , iv ...
... describes how ' he would get into the most fluent recita- tion of half a page of Greek , breaking off for fear of wearying , by say- ing , " and so it goes on , " accompanying his words with a gentle wave of his hand . ' 1 See post , iv ...
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... describes her : - ' She is between thirty and forty , very short , very fat , but handsome ; splendidly and fantastically dressed , rouged not unbecomingly yet evidently , and palpably desirous of gaining notice and admiration . She has ...
... describes her : - ' She is between thirty and forty , very short , very fat , but handsome ; splendidly and fantastically dressed , rouged not unbecomingly yet evidently , and palpably desirous of gaining notice and admiration . She has ...
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... describes how ' he was sometimes admitted to the tables of the viziers , where he exerted his wit and diffused his knowledge ; but he observed that where , by en- deavour or accident he had remarkably excelled , he was seldom in- vited ...
... describes how ' he was sometimes admitted to the tables of the viziers , where he exerted his wit and diffused his knowledge ; but he observed that where , by en- deavour or accident he had remarkably excelled , he was seldom in- vited ...
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