Samuel Johnson, His Words and His Ways, what He Said, what He Did, and what Men Thought and Spoke Concerning HimEdward Tuckerman Mason Harper & brothers, 1879 - 319 страници |
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... told me that when he was first introduced to her mother his appearance was very forbid- ding ; he was then lean and lank , so that his immense struct- ure of bones was hideously striking to the eye , and the scars of the scrofula were ...
... told me that when he was first introduced to her mother his appearance was very forbid- ding ; he was then lean and lank , so that his immense struct- ure of bones was hideously striking to the eye , and the scars of the scrofula were ...
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... told so to do , as well as any other man . My opinion is , that it proceeded from a habit , which he had indulged himself in , of accompanying his thoughts with certain untoward actions , and those actions always ap- peared to me as if ...
... told so to do , as well as any other man . My opinion is , that it proceeded from a habit , which he had indulged himself in , of accompanying his thoughts with certain untoward actions , and those actions always ap- peared to me as if ...
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... told me that one night he did so while the company were all grave about him ; only Garrick , in his significant smart manner , darting his eyes around , exclaimed , “ Very jocose , to be sure ! " - Boswell . He maintained the dignity ...
... told me that one night he did so while the company were all grave about him ; only Garrick , in his significant smart manner , darting his eyes around , exclaimed , “ Very jocose , to be sure ! " - Boswell . He maintained the dignity ...
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... told me that he had fasted two days without inconvenience , and that he had never been hungry but once . They who beheld with wonder how much he ate upon all occasions , when his dinner was to his taste , could not easily conceive what ...
... told me that he had fasted two days without inconvenience , and that he had never been hungry but once . They who beheld with wonder how much he ate upon all occasions , when his dinner was to his taste , could not easily conceive what ...
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... told me I might now have the pleasure to see Dr. Johnson drink wine again , for he had lately returned to it . When I mentioned this to Johnson , he said , " I drink it now sometimes , but not socially . " The first evening that I was ...
... told me I might now have the pleasure to see Dr. Johnson drink wine again , for he had lately returned to it . When I mentioned this to Johnson , he said , " I drink it now sometimes , but not socially . " The first evening that I was ...
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