The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 5J.M. Dent and Company, 1902 |
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... JOHN- SON . No , Madam , I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . She shewed it MISS REYNOLDS . " And how was it , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why , very well for a young Miss's verses ; -that is to say , compared with ...
... JOHN- SON . No , Madam , I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . She shewed it MISS REYNOLDS . " And how was it , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why , very well for a young Miss's verses ; -that is to say , compared with ...
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... John- son , or Reynolds , or Musgrave , or some other good judge commended the work . Yet I consider it as a very difficult question in conscience , whether one should advise a man not to publish a work , if profit be his object ; for ...
... John- son , or Reynolds , or Musgrave , or some other good judge commended the work . Yet I consider it as a very difficult question in conscience , whether one should advise a man not to publish a work , if profit be his object ; for ...
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... JOHN- SON . " It was refused by one of the houses ; but I should have thought it would succeed , not from any great excellence in the writing , but from the novelty , and the general spirit and gaiety of the piece , which keeps the ...
... JOHN- SON . " It was refused by one of the houses ; but I should have thought it would succeed , not from any great excellence in the writing , but from the novelty , and the general spirit and gaiety of the piece , which keeps the ...
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... JOHN- SON . " And I have always said , the first Whig was the Devil . " BOSWELL . " He certainly was , Sir . The Devil was impatient of subordination ; he was the first who resisted power : ' Better to reign in Hell , than serve in ...
... JOHN- SON . " And I have always said , the first Whig was the Devil . " BOSWELL . " He certainly was , Sir . The Devil was impatient of subordination ; he was the first who resisted power : ' Better to reign in Hell , than serve in ...
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... JOHN- SON . ( who , from drinking only water , supposed every body who drank wine to be elevated , ) " I won't argue any more with you , Sir . You are too far gone . " " SIR JOSHUA . " I should have thought so indeed , Sir , had I made ...
... JOHN- SON . ( who , from drinking only water , supposed every body who drank wine to be elevated , ) " I won't argue any more with you , Sir . You are too far gone . " " SIR JOSHUA . " I should have thought so indeed , Sir , had I made ...
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