The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Pagina 189
Samuel Johnson. He was of such consideration , that his remarks were circulated and recorded . When the duke of ... remark , yet its reception proves the speaker to have been a celebrated wit , to have had a name which the men of wit were ...
Samuel Johnson. He was of such consideration , that his remarks were circulated and recorded . When the duke of ... remark , yet its reception proves the speaker to have been a celebrated wit , to have had a name which the men of wit were ...
Pagina 193
... familiarly known , with nicety , which certainly none to whom he was not known can presume to emulate . It is , therefore , inserted here , with such remarks as VOL . 8-13 193 others have supplied ; after which , nothing remains but WALLER.
... familiarly known , with nicety , which certainly none to whom he was not known can presume to emulate . It is , therefore , inserted here , with such remarks as VOL . 8-13 193 others have supplied ; after which , nothing remains but WALLER.
Pagina 196
... remarks . " He was very little known till he had obtained a rich wife in the city . " He obtained a rich wife about the age of three- and - twenty ; an age before which few men are con- spicuous much to their advantage . He was known ...
... remarks . " He was very little known till he had obtained a rich wife in the city . " He obtained a rich wife about the age of three- and - twenty ; an age before which few men are con- spicuous much to their advantage . He was known ...
Pagina 205
... remark the mistake of centre for surface , or to say that the empire of the sea would be worth little , if it were not that the waters terminate in land . The poem upon Sallee has forcible sentiments ; but the conclusion is feeble ...
... remark the mistake of centre for surface , or to say that the empire of the sea would be worth little , if it were not that the waters terminate in land . The poem upon Sallee has forcible sentiments ; but the conclusion is feeble ...
Pagina 222
... judgment were universally confessed , and whose bounty to the learned and witty was generally known . To the indul- gent affection of the publick , lord Rochester bore ample testimony in this remark : " I know not 222 DORSET.
... judgment were universally confessed , and whose bounty to the learned and witty was generally known . To the indul- gent affection of the publick , lord Rochester bore ample testimony in this remark : " I know not 222 DORSET.
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