Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His LifeT. and J. Allman, 1826 - 237 oldal |
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23. oldal
... present powers for imme- diate supply , he finished by adding astonish- ment to the applause of all who knew how little was owing to study . A prodigious risk , however , said some one : " Not at all ( exclaims Johnson ) , no man I ...
... present powers for imme- diate supply , he finished by adding astonish- ment to the applause of all who knew how little was owing to study . A prodigious risk , however , said some one : " Not at all ( exclaims Johnson ) , no man I ...
25. oldal
... a young fellow had a sprig of myrtle given him by a girl he courted , and asked me to write return . him some verses that he might present her DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 25 with Taylor's intelligence; or, which is better, ...
... a young fellow had a sprig of myrtle given him by a girl he courted , and asked me to write return . him some verses that he might present her DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 25 with Taylor's intelligence; or, which is better, ...
26. oldal
Hester Lynch Piozzi. return . him some verses that he might present her in I promised , but forgot ; and when he called for his lines at the time agreed on . Sit still a moment ( says I ) , dear Mund , and I'll fetch them thee - so ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi. return . him some verses that he might present her in I promised , but forgot ; and when he called for his lines at the time agreed on . Sit still a moment ( says I ) , dear Mund , and I'll fetch them thee - so ...
31. oldal
... present from some person who had packed and directed it carefully , but without mentioning whence it came . Mr. Thrale , desirous to know who we were obliged to , asked every friend as they came in , but nobody owned it : " Depend upon ...
... present from some person who had packed and directed it carefully , but without mentioning whence it came . Mr. Thrale , desirous to know who we were obliged to , asked every friend as they came in , but nobody owned it : " Depend upon ...
33. oldal
... present happy state ; I promise you that anarchy , poverty , and death , shall , by my care , be carried even across the spacious Atlantic , and settle in America itself , the sure consequences of our beloved Whiggism . " This I thought ...
... present happy state ; I promise you that anarchy , poverty , and death , shall , by my care , be carried even across the spacious Atlantic , and settle in America itself , the sure consequences of our beloved Whiggism . " This I thought ...
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