The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 1Cowie, 1825 |
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... happened in the House of Lords in Feb. 1742-3 . The eloquence , the force of argument , and the splendour of language , displayed in the several speeches , are well known , and universally admired . That Johnson was the author of the ...
... happened in the House of Lords in Feb. 1742-3 . The eloquence , the force of argument , and the splendour of language , displayed in the several speeches , are well known , and universally admired . That Johnson was the author of the ...
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... happened that he went with Sir Joshua Reynolds and Goldsmith to see the Fantoccini , which were exhibited some years ago in or near the Haymarket . They admired the curious me- chanism by which the puppets were made to walk the stage ...
... happened that he went with Sir Joshua Reynolds and Goldsmith to see the Fantoccini , which were exhibited some years ago in or near the Haymarket . They admired the curious me- chanism by which the puppets were made to walk the stage ...
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... happened with a man of great celebrity in his time . A number of friends dined with Garrick on a Christmas - day . Foote was then in Ireland . It was said at table , that the modern Aristophanes ( so Foote was called ) had been horse ...
... happened with a man of great celebrity in his time . A number of friends dined with Garrick on a Christmas - day . Foote was then in Ireland . It was said at table , that the modern Aristophanes ( so Foote was called ) had been horse ...
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... happen at a future day . In 1771 , a gentleman , the last who was supposed to be possessed of this faculty , had a boat at sea in a tempestuous night , and , being anxious for his freight , suddenly started up , and said his men would ...
... happen at a future day . In 1771 , a gentleman , the last who was supposed to be possessed of this faculty , had a boat at sea in a tempestuous night , and , being anxious for his freight , suddenly started up , and said his men would ...
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... happen to please ; and if I am not commended for the beauty of my works , to be at least pardoned for their brevity . But whether my expectations are most fixed on pardon or praise , I think it not neces- sary to discover ; for having ...
... happen to please ; and if I am not commended for the beauty of my works , to be at least pardoned for their brevity . But whether my expectations are most fixed on pardon or praise , I think it not neces- sary to discover ; for having ...
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