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Page xxvi
... fame was great , and was constantly rising . He lived in what was intellectually far the best society of the kingdom , in a society in which no talent or accomplishment was wanting , and in which the art of conversation was culti- vated ...
... fame was great , and was constantly rising . He lived in what was intellectually far the best society of the kingdom , in a society in which no talent or accomplishment was wanting , and in which the art of conversation was culti- vated ...
Page xxxvii
... fame as one great parcel , to the whole of which he laid claim , and whoever partook of any part of it , whether dancer , singer , sleight - of - hand man , or tum- bler , deprived him of his right , and drew off the attention of the ...
... fame as one great parcel , to the whole of which he laid claim , and whoever partook of any part of it , whether dancer , singer , sleight - of - hand man , or tum- bler , deprived him of his right , and drew off the attention of the ...
Page xxxix
... fame . 6 Sir Joshua was always cautious to preserve an unblemished character , and careful not to make any man his enemy . I re- member , when he was told of some very indiscreet speech or action of Goldsmith , he quickly said , What a ...
... fame . 6 Sir Joshua was always cautious to preserve an unblemished character , and careful not to make any man his enemy . I re- member , when he was told of some very indiscreet speech or action of Goldsmith , he quickly said , What a ...
Page li
... fame , it exhibits a curious instance of the facility with which he gra- tified his employers on a very short notice . ' Dr. Percy very kindly introduced me to dine at the Literary Club , at the bottom of St. James's - street , where we ...
... fame , it exhibits a curious instance of the facility with which he gra- tified his employers on a very short notice . ' Dr. Percy very kindly introduced me to dine at the Literary Club , at the bottom of St. James's - street , where we ...
Page lxiii
... fame . The first man of the age , one who , from the extensiveness of his genius and benevolence of his mind , is superior to the little envy and mean jealousy which adhere so closely to most authors , and especially to those of ...
... fame . The first man of the age , one who , from the extensiveness of his genius and benevolence of his mind , is superior to the little envy and mean jealousy which adhere so closely to most authors , and especially to those of ...
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