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Life of Johnson - Page 375
by James Boswell - 1904
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...therefore, properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar you resume your usual her haviour. Sir, a man will no more carry the artifice of the...feet." Talking of some of the modern plays, he said, lt False Delicacy" was totally void of character. He praised Goldsmith's " Good-natured Man ;" said,...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends f " — J. " Why no, Sir ; every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client,...is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue tumbling upon his hands when he should walk on his feet." Of entails he said, " They are good because...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...common life, in the intercourse with his friends ?" JOHNSON. " Why, no, sir ; every body knows yon are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and...for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble when he should walk on his feet." Speaking of the inward light, to which some metbodists pretended,...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...for your client; and it is therefore properly no dissimulation. The moment you come from the bar, yon resume your usual behaviour. Sir, a man will no more...for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble when he should walk on his feet." Speaking of the inward light, to which some methodists pretended,...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...therefore properly no dissimulation. The moment you come from the bar, you resume your usual behavionr» Sir, a man will no more carry the artifice of the...for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble when he should walk on his feet." Speaking of the inward light, to which some methodists pretended,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...it is, therefore, properly no dissimulation: the moment you come from the bar you resume your nsual behaviour. Sir, a man will no more carry the artifice...a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continne to tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet. Talking of some of the modero plays,...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 16

British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends ?" JOHNSON. " Why, no, sir ; every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client;...a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continne to tumble when he should walk on his feet." Speaking of the inward light, to which some methodists...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1822 - 480 pages
...same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends ? " JOHNSON. " Why no, Sir. Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client;...tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet." 2 Talking of some of the modern plays, he said, " False Delicacy" was totally void of character. He...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 472 pages
...dissimulation; the moment you come from the bar you resume your usual behaviour. Sir, a man will na more carry the artifice of the bar into the common...tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet." 2 1 [See "The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides," 4th edit. p. 14, where Johnson has supported the...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1823 - 486 pages
...same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends?" JOHNSON. " Why no, sir. Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client;...tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet." since "The Provoked Husband," and that there had not been of late any such character exhibited on the...
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