Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue... The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Página 359por James Boswell - 1907Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
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