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... speak of their literary fame in a decorous style of diffidence . But I confess , that I am so formed by nature and by habit , that to restrain the effusion of delight , on having obtained such fame , to me would be truly painful . Why ...
... speak of their literary fame in a decorous style of diffidence . But I confess , that I am so formed by nature and by habit , that to restrain the effusion of delight , on having obtained such fame , to me would be truly painful . Why ...
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... Speaking of Burke , he said , ' It was commonly observed he spoke too often in parliament ; but nobody could say he did not speak well , though too frequently and too familiarly . ' " Speaking of economy , he remarked , it was hardly ...
... Speaking of Burke , he said , ' It was commonly observed he spoke too often in parliament ; but nobody could say he did not speak well , though too frequently and too familiarly . ' " Speaking of economy , he remarked , it was hardly ...
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... speak in the Society of Arts and Manufactures , but " had found he could not get on . ' From Mr. William Gerard Hamilton I have heard that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak ...
... speak in the Society of Arts and Manufactures , but " had found he could not get on . ' From Mr. William Gerard Hamilton I have heard that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak ...
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17091731 | 1 |
Death of Johnsons FatherIntercourse with Society in Lichfield Gilbert Walmesley | 30 |
CHAPTER III17371738 | 47 |
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