The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... Speaking of a dull tiresome fellow , whom he chanced to meet , he said , ' That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea ... speak ill of any man behind his back , but he believed the gentleman was an attorney . ' " He spoke with much ...
... Speaking of a dull tiresome fellow , whom he chanced to meet , he said , ' That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea ... speak ill of any man behind his back , but he believed the gentleman was an attorney . ' " He spoke with much ...
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... speak in the Society of Arts and Manufactures , but " had found he could not get on . ' From Mr. William Gerard Hamilton I have heard , that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak ...
... speak in the Society of Arts and Manufactures , but " had found he could not get on . ' From Mr. William Gerard Hamilton I have heard , that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak ...
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... speak in publick ? JOHNSON . " Because there may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say , ( laughing . ) Whereas , Sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all ...
... speak in publick ? JOHNSON . " Because there may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say , ( laughing . ) Whereas , Sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all ...
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