Dr. JohnsonV. Golancz, 1928 - 203 pages |
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Page 95
... turned against Johnson at last , but how she was able to tolerate him for so long . " Whose for poonsh ? " Garrick ... turning the candles head downwards and letting the wax fall on the carpet . The objection is intelligible . His habit ...
... turned against Johnson at last , but how she was able to tolerate him for so long . " Whose for poonsh ? " Garrick ... turning the candles head downwards and letting the wax fall on the carpet . The objection is intelligible . His habit ...
Page 106
... turned into verse like a ballad . ' " In this playful manner did he run on . " ; Chambers , the self - important ... turning - out - of - doors to stop Johnson's laughter on this Gargantuan night . " Johnson could not stop his merriment ...
... turned into verse like a ballad . ' " In this playful manner did he run on . " ; Chambers , the self - important ... turning - out - of - doors to stop Johnson's laughter on this Gargantuan night . " Johnson could not stop his merriment ...
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... turned all the rest of the world into a madhouse had at the least turned Burke into a Tory . Macaulay has raised the question why , if Johnson thought that political arrangements made so small a differ- ence to human happiness and that ...
... turned all the rest of the world into a madhouse had at the least turned Burke into a Tory . Macaulay has raised the question why , if Johnson thought that political arrangements made so small a differ- ence to human happiness and that ...
Contents
II | 10 |
THE IMPORTANCE OF GRUB STREET | 26 |
THE RAMBLER CHESTERFIELD SHAKESPEARE | 51 |
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