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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Page 35
... occasion of this correspondence between Dr. Johnson and Mr. Hervey , was thus re- lated to me by Mr. Beauclerk . " Tom Hervey had a great liking for Johnson , and in his will had left him a legacy of fifty pounds . One day he said to me ...
... occasion of this correspondence between Dr. Johnson and Mr. Hervey , was thus re- lated to me by Mr. Beauclerk . " Tom Hervey had a great liking for Johnson , and in his will had left him a legacy of fifty pounds . One day he said to me ...
Page 63
... occasion he had very little opportunity of hearing them talk , for with an excess of prudence , for which Johnson afterwards found fault with them , they hardly opened their lips , and that only to say something which they were certain ...
... occasion he had very little opportunity of hearing them talk , for with an excess of prudence , for which Johnson afterwards found fault with them , they hardly opened their lips , and that only to say something which they were certain ...
Page 65
... occasion of his talking somewhat too harshly to his friend Dr. Percy , for which , probably , when the first ... occasions , whenever he , " states- man all over , ' " * assumed a strutting importance , I used to hail him— " the Authour ...
... occasion of his talking somewhat too harshly to his friend Dr. Percy , for which , probably , when the first ... occasions , whenever he , " states- man all over , ' " * assumed a strutting importance , I used to hail him— " the Authour ...
Page 68
... occasion I paticularly la- mented that he had not that warmth of friendship for his brilliant pupil , which we may suppose would have had a benignant effect on both . When almost every man of eminence in the literary world was happy to ...
... occasion I paticularly la- mented that he had not that warmth of friendship for his brilliant pupil , which we may suppose would have had a benignant effect on both . When almost every man of eminence in the literary world was happy to ...
Page 73
... occasion diring the life - time of my illustrious friend could not refrain from retaliation , and repeated to him this saying . He has since published I don't know how many pages in one of his curious books , attempting , in much anger ...
... occasion diring the life - time of my illustrious friend could not refrain from retaliation , and repeated to him this saying . He has since published I don't know how many pages in one of his curious books , attempting , in much anger ...
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