The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JoHNSON . " Why , Sir , I never was near enough to great men to court them . You may be prudently attached to great men , and yet independent . You are not to do what you think wrong ; and ...
... asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JoHNSON . " Why , Sir , I never was near enough to great men to court them . You may be prudently attached to great men , and yet independent . You are not to do what you think wrong ; and ...
Page 27
... asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " " Sir , ( said she , with some warmth , ) I wrote that poem before I had the honour of Dr. Johnson's acquaintance . " I , however , was so much impressed with my first notion , that I men ...
... asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " " Sir , ( said she , with some warmth , ) I wrote that poem before I had the honour of Dr. Johnson's acquaintance . " I , however , was so much impressed with my first notion , that I men ...
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... asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The King then asked him what they were doing at Ox- ford ...
... asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The King then asked him what they were doing at Ox- ford ...
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... asked by another friend , at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , Sir . When the King had said it , it was to be so .. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign ...
... asked by another friend , at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , Sir . When the King had said it , it was to be so .. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign ...
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... asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , " Warburton has most general , most scholastick learning ; Lowth is . the more correct scholar . I do not know which of them calls names best . The King was pleased to say he was ...
... asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , " Warburton has most general , most scholastick learning ; Lowth is . the more correct scholar . I do not know which of them calls names best . The King was pleased to say he was ...
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