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... asked him what he knew of Parson Ford , who makes a conspicuous figure in the riotous group . JOHNSON . " Sir , he was my acquaintance and relation , my mother's nephew . He had purchased a living in the country , but not simoniacally ...
... asked him what he knew of Parson Ford , who makes a conspicuous figure in the riotous group . JOHNSON . " Sir , he was my acquaintance and relation , my mother's nephew . He had purchased a living in the country , but not simoniacally ...
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... asked him , how he liked that paper ; he shook his head , and answered , ' too wordy . ' At another time , when one was reading his tragedy of ' Irene , ' to a company at a house in the country , he left the room and somebody having asked ...
... asked him , how he liked that paper ; he shook his head , and answered , ' too wordy . ' At another time , when one was reading his tragedy of ' Irene , ' to a company at a house in the country , he left the room and somebody having asked ...
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... asked how he liked his successor ; " He is a very good preacher , ( was his answer , ) but no latiner . " 2 [ This prompt and sarcastick retort may not unaptly be compared with Sir Henry Wotton's celebrated answer to a Priest in Italy ...
... asked how he liked his successor ; " He is a very good preacher , ( was his answer , ) but no latiner . " 2 [ This prompt and sarcastick retort may not unaptly be compared with Sir Henry Wotton's celebrated answer to a Priest in Italy ...
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VOLUME II | 111 |
Chronological Table of Johnsons Life and Contemporary | 158 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson LL D 17761784 | 495 |
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