Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... merit . ' ' In 1792 , Miss Burney , after recording that Boswell told some of his Johnsonian stories , continues : - Mr. Langton told some stories in imitation of Dr. Johnson ; but they became him less than Mr. Bos- well , and only ...
... merit . ' ' In 1792 , Miss Burney , after recording that Boswell told some of his Johnsonian stories , continues : - Mr. Langton told some stories in imitation of Dr. Johnson ; but they became him less than Mr. Bos- well , and only ...
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... merit . Bos- WELL . See ante , i . 133 , note . Lockman was known in France as the translator of Voltaire's La Henriade . See Marmontel's Preface . Vol- taire's Works , ed . 1819 , viii . 18 . ' Luke vii . 50. BOSWELL . Observations 8 J ...
... merit . Bos- WELL . See ante , i . 133 , note . Lockman was known in France as the translator of Voltaire's La Henriade . See Marmontel's Preface . Vol- taire's Works , ed . 1819 , viii . 18 . ' Luke vii . 50. BOSWELL . Observations 8 J ...
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... merit . " " ' His friend Garrick was so busy in conducting the drama , that they could not have so much intercourse as Mr. Garrick ' Miss Burney , describing him in 1783 , says : — ' He looks unformed in his manners and awkward in his ...
... merit . " " ' His friend Garrick was so busy in conducting the drama , that they could not have so much intercourse as Mr. Garrick ' Miss Burney , describing him in 1783 , says : — ' He looks unformed in his manners and awkward in his ...
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... merit of acting , which his old preceptor nourished in himself , that would mortify Garrick after the great applause which he received from the audience . For though Johnson said of him , “ Sir , a man who has a nation to admire him ...
... merit of acting , which his old preceptor nourished in himself , that would mortify Garrick after the great applause which he received from the audience . For though Johnson said of him , “ Sir , a man who has a nation to admire him ...
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... merit . I remember a controversy I had with Dr. Johnson upon this very term : we began with theology fiercely , I gently car- ried the conversation onward to philosophy , and after a dispute of more than three hours he lost sight of my ...
... merit . I remember a controversy I had with Dr. Johnson upon this very term : we began with theology fiercely , I gently car- ried the conversation onward to philosophy , and after a dispute of more than three hours he lost sight of my ...
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