The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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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 inde- pendent . You are not to do what you think wrong ...
... 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 inde- pendent . You are not to do what you think wrong ...
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... 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. John- son's acquaintance . " I however was so much impressed with my first notion , that I mentioned ...
... 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. John- son's acquaintance . " I however was so much impressed with my first notion , that I mentioned ...
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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 Oxford ...
... 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 Oxford ...
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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 him what he thought of lord Lyttelton's history , which was then just published . John- son said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the second rather too much , Why , " said the king , " they seldom ...
... asked him what he thought of lord Lyttelton's history , which was then just published . John- son said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the second rather too much , Why , " said the king , " they seldom ...
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acquaintance admiration affectionate afraid afterwards answered appeared asked Beggar's Opera believe BENNET LANGTON called character church compliments consider conversation court dear sir DEAR SIR,-I dined doctor of medicine Edinburgh edition eminent England English Erse favour Garrick gentleman give glad Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson judge king lady Langton laugh learning letter Lichfield literary live London lord Bute lord Hailes lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner ment mentioned merit mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford passage perhaps pleased pleasure poem publick racter reason remark respect Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seemed sir Joshua Reynolds speak Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies wish wonder write written wrote