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Page xviii
... Johnson , who was then considered as the first of living English writers ; to Rey- nolds , the first of English painters ; and to Burke , who had not yet entered parliament , but had dis- tinguished himself greatly by his writings and ...
... Johnson , who was then considered as the first of living English writers ; to Rey- nolds , the first of English painters ; and to Burke , who had not yet entered parliament , but had dis- tinguished himself greatly by his writings and ...
Page xix
... Johnson ; and Johnson , always friendly , though often surly , sent back the messenger with a guinea , and promised to follow speedily . He came , and found that Goldsmith had changed the guinea , and was railing at the landlady over a ...
... Johnson ; and Johnson , always friendly , though often surly , sent back the messenger with a guinea , and promised to follow speedily . He came , and found that Goldsmith had changed the guinea , and was railing at the landlady over a ...
Page xxv
... Johnson , that is the extent of his knowledge of zoology . " How little Goldsmith was qualified to write about the physical sciences , is sufficiently proved by two anecdotes . He on one occasion denied that the sun is longer in the ...
... Johnson , that is the extent of his knowledge of zoology . " How little Goldsmith was qualified to write about the physical sciences , is sufficiently proved by two anecdotes . He on one occasion denied that the sun is longer in the ...
Page xxvii
... Johnson , " but he should not like to hear himself . " Minds differ as rivers differ . There are transparent and sparkling rivers from which it is delightful to drink as they flow ; to such rivers , the minds of such men as Burke and ...
... Johnson , " but he should not like to hear himself . " Minds differ as rivers differ . There are transparent and sparkling rivers from which it is delightful to drink as they flow ; to such rivers , the minds of such men as Burke and ...
Page xxix
... Johnson in such terms , " he said to Boswell , " you harrow up my very soul . " George Steevens and Cumberland were men far too cunning to say such a thing . They would have echoed the praises of the man whom they envied , and then have ...
... Johnson in such terms , " he said to Boswell , " you harrow up my very soul . " George Steevens and Cumberland were men far too cunning to say such a thing . They would have echoed the praises of the man whom they envied , and then have ...
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