 No, Sir: but we respect a great player, as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." JOHNSON. "What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, '/ am Richard the Third'?  Doctor Johnson: A Play - Page 37by Alfred Edward Newton - 1923 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...can conceive lofty fentiments, and can exprefs them gracefully." JoHNSON. "What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' I am Richard theTbird ?' Nay, Sir, a ballad-finger is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...who can conceive lofty fentiments, and can exprds them gracefully." — J. " What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' I am Richard the Third" Nay, Sir, a ballad-finger is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." JOHNSON. " What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back. and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' / am Richard the 1777. Third /' Nay, Sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats and he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...who •can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully."—/. " What, Sir) ^fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' I am Richard the Third?' Nay, Sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things; he repeats... | |
 | Missions - 1805 - 672 pages
...conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully.' — Johnson. " What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back and a lump on his leg, and cries 1 am Richard the Third? Nay,. Sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things; • Jones's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." JOHNSON. " What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' / am Richard the Third ? ' Nay, Sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats and he sings : there... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." JOHNSON. " What, sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, 'lam Richard the Third?' Nay, sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 458 pages
...can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." JOHNSON. " What, Sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' / am Richard the Third?' Nay, Sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things j he repeats and he sings : there... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 492 pages
...can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." JOHNSON. " What, sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, '/ am Richard the Third?' Nay, sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats and he sings : there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - Table-talk - 1825 - 370 pages
...who can conceive lofty sentiments, and can express them gracefully." — J. " What, sir, a fellow who claps a hump on his back, and a lump on his leg, and cries, ' lam Richard the Third?' Nay, sir, a ballad-singer is a higher man, for he does two things ; he repeats... | |
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