The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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James Boswell. That the conversation of a celebrated man , if his talents have been exerted in conversation , will best display his character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgment of mankind to be at all shaken by a ...
James Boswell. That the conversation of a celebrated man , if his talents have been exerted in conversation , will best display his character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgment of mankind to be at all shaken by a ...
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... conversation with one of his servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral.— " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these nar- ratives are often written by such as ...
... conversation with one of his servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral.— " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these nar- ratives are often written by such as ...
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... conversation , and how happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of ridicule , by men of superficial under- standing , and ludicrous fancy ; but I remain firm and con- fident in my opinion , that minute particulars are frequently ...
... conversation , and how happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of ridicule , by men of superficial under- standing , and ludicrous fancy ; but I remain firm and con- fident in my opinion , that minute particulars are frequently ...
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... conversation . Of business she had no distinct conception ; and therefore her discourse was composed only of complaint , fear , and suspicion . Neither of them ever tried to calculate the profits of trade , or the expenses of living ...
... conversation . Of business she had no distinct conception ; and therefore her discourse was composed only of complaint , fear , and suspicion . Neither of them ever tried to calculate the profits of trade , or the expenses of living ...
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... Conversation . Sir John Hawkins communicated to Mr. Nichols that the origi- nal of the parson was orator Henley . Nichols ' Works of Hogarth , 4to . vol . ii . p . 110 . • As was likewise the bishop of Dromore many years afterwards ...
... Conversation . Sir John Hawkins communicated to Mr. Nichols that the origi- nal of the parson was orator Henley . Nichols ' Works of Hogarth , 4to . vol . ii . p . 110 . • As was likewise the bishop of Dromore many years afterwards ...
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