Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... occasion for his being obliged to lay out ten pounds " . " 999 ' When in good humour he would talk of his own writ- ings with a wonderful frankness and candour , and would even criticise them with the closest severity . One day , having ...
... occasion for his being obliged to lay out ten pounds " . " 999 ' When in good humour he would talk of his own writ- ings with a wonderful frankness and candour , and would even criticise them with the closest severity . One day , having ...
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... occasion to say , “ That young gentleman seems to have little to do . " Mr. Beauclerk ob- served , " Then , to be sure , Spence turned round and wrote that down ; " and went on to say to Dr. Johnson , " Pope , Sir , would have said the ...
... occasion to say , “ That young gentleman seems to have little to do . " Mr. Beauclerk ob- served , " Then , to be sure , Spence turned round and wrote that down ; " and went on to say to Dr. Johnson , " Pope , Sir , would have said the ...
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... occasion of Mrs. Lennox's bring- ing out a play ' , said to Dr. Johnson at the CLUB , that a 1 See ante , i . 384 . 2 • Epilogue to the Satires , i . 131. Dr. James Foster , the Nonconform- ist preacher . Johnson mentions ' the ...
... occasion of Mrs. Lennox's bring- ing out a play ' , said to Dr. Johnson at the CLUB , that a 1 See ante , i . 384 . 2 • Epilogue to the Satires , i . 131. Dr. James Foster , the Nonconform- ist preacher . Johnson mentions ' the ...
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... occasion he mentioned a circumstance as characteristick On • 1 Dr. Percy told Malone ' that they all at the Club had such a high opinion of Mr. Dyer's knowledge and respect for his judgment as to appeal to him constantly , and that his ...
... occasion he mentioned a circumstance as characteristick On • 1 Dr. Percy told Malone ' that they all at the Club had such a high opinion of Mr. Dyer's knowledge and respect for his judgment as to appeal to him constantly , and that his ...
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... occasion , he expressed much doubt of an enlightened decision ; and said , that perhaps there was not a member of it , who in the whole course of his life , had ever spent an hour by himself in balancing probabil- ities ...
... occasion , he expressed much doubt of an enlightened decision ; and said , that perhaps there was not a member of it , who in the whole course of his life , had ever spent an hour by himself in balancing probabil- ities ...
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