Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His LifeT. and J. Allman, 1826 - 237 oldal |
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... remember queen Anne at all ? He had , he said , a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds and a long black hood . The christening of his brother he remembe- red with all its circumstances , and said ...
... remember queen Anne at all ? He had , he said , a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds and a long black hood . The christening of his brother he remembe- red with all its circumstances , and said ...
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... remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That lad ( says Mr. Johnson ) looks like the son of a schoolmaster ; which ( added he ) is one of the very worst conditions of childhood ; such a boy has no father , or ...
... remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That lad ( says Mr. Johnson ) looks like the son of a schoolmaster ; which ( added he ) is one of the very worst conditions of childhood ; such a boy has no father , or ...
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... remember- ed the first time he ever heard of heaven and hell ( he said ) because when his mother had made out such a ... remembering distant occurrances , and long - past conversa- tions . " At the age of eighteen Dr. Johnson quitted ...
... remember- ed the first time he ever heard of heaven and hell ( he said ) because when his mother had made out such a ... remembering distant occurrances , and long - past conversa- tions . " At the age of eighteen Dr. Johnson quitted ...
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... remember the pleasure it gave him to have written it . It was however in the year 1775 that Mr. Edmund Burke made the famous speech in parliament , that struck even foes with admi- ration , and friends with delight . Among the nameless ...
... remember the pleasure it gave him to have written it . It was however in the year 1775 that Mr. Edmund Burke made the famous speech in parliament , that struck even foes with admi- ration , and friends with delight . Among the nameless ...
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... remember when the King of Denmark was in England , one of his noblemen was brought by Mr. Colman to see Dr. Johnson at our country - house ; and having heard , he said , that he was not famous for Greek literature , attacked him on the ...
... remember when the King of Denmark was in England , one of his noblemen was brought by Mr. Colman to see Dr. Johnson at our country - house ; and having heard , he said , that he was not famous for Greek literature , attacked him on the ...
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