Anecdotes of Samuel JohnsonUniversity Press, 1932 - 196 oldal |
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xix. oldal
... dinner . In the evening he was as lively and full of wit and sport as I have ever seen him ; and Mrs Thrale and I had him quite to ourselves ; for Mr Thrale came in from giving an election dinner ( to which he sent two bucks and six ...
... dinner . In the evening he was as lively and full of wit and sport as I have ever seen him ; and Mrs Thrale and I had him quite to ourselves ; for Mr Thrale came in from giving an election dinner ( to which he sent two bucks and six ...
98. oldal
... dinner exceedingly , and has often said in my hearing , perhaps for my edifica- tion , " that wherever the dinner is ill got there is poverty , or there is avarice , or there is stupidity ; in short , the family is somehow grossly wrong ...
... dinner exceedingly , and has often said in my hearing , perhaps for my edifica- tion , " that wherever the dinner is ill got there is poverty , or there is avarice , or there is stupidity ; in short , the family is somehow grossly wrong ...
145. oldal
... dinner ? " When I asked what ground he had for such imaginations , he informed me , " That a young lady once told him in confidence , that she could never persuade herself to be dressed against the bell rung for dinner , till she had ...
... dinner ? " When I asked what ground he had for such imaginations , he informed me , " That a young lady once told him in confidence , that she could never persuade herself to be dressed against the bell rung for dinner , till she had ...
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