Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His LifeT. and J. Allman, 1826 - 237 oldal |
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7. oldal
... eye was perfectly useless to him ; that defect , however , was not observa- ble , the eyes looked both alike . As Mr. John- son had an astonishing memory , I asked him , if he could remember queen Anne at all ? He had , he said , a ...
... eye was perfectly useless to him ; that defect , however , was not observa- ble , the eyes looked both alike . As Mr. John- son had an astonishing memory , I asked him , if he could remember queen Anne at all ? He had , he said , a ...
18. oldal
... eyes , and tempting them by bribery or falsehood to evade it . " Bob Sumner ( said he ) , however , I have at length prevailed upon : I know not indeed whether his tenderness was persuaded , or his reason convinced , but the ef- fect ...
... eyes , and tempting them by bribery or falsehood to evade it . " Bob Sumner ( said he ) , however , I have at length prevailed upon : I know not indeed whether his tenderness was persuaded , or his reason convinced , but the ef- fect ...
30. oldal
... eyes , The wants of his two universities : Troops he to Oxford sent , as knowing why That learned body wanted loyalty : But books to Cambridge gave , as , well discerning , That that right loyal body wanted learning . Which , says sir ...
... eyes , The wants of his two universities : Troops he to Oxford sent , as knowing why That learned body wanted loyalty : But books to Cambridge gave , as , well discerning , That that right loyal body wanted learning . Which , says sir ...
37. oldal
... eye when he wrote the eastern story of Gelaleddin . Of the allegorical papers in the Rambler , Labour and Rest was his favourite ; but Serotinus , the man who returns late in life to receive honours in his native country , and meets ...
... eye when he wrote the eastern story of Gelaleddin . Of the allegorical papers in the Rambler , Labour and Rest was his favourite ; but Serotinus , the man who returns late in life to receive honours in his native country , and meets ...
49. oldal
... eyes ; And scanning right the practices of yore , Shall deem our hoar progenitors unwise . They to the dome where smoke with curling play Announced the dinner to the regions round , E Summon'd the singer blythe , and harper gay , And DR ...
... eyes ; And scanning right the practices of yore , Shall deem our hoar progenitors unwise . They to the dome where smoke with curling play Announced the dinner to the regions round , E Summon'd the singer blythe , and harper gay , And DR ...
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