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" Sir, they may talk of the King as they will ; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen. "
The Public and Private Life of His Late...Majesty, George the Third ... - Page 315
by Robert Huish - 1821 - 724 pages
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...pleased with his Majesty's conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr. Bernard (the librarian,) ' Sir, they may talk of the King as they will; but he...are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second.'" * On the institution of the Royal Academy of Arts, Johnson...
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Rasselas: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - Historical fiction - 1809 - 210 pages
...Johnson was highly pleased with his majesty's conrteousness, and afterwards observed to a friend—" Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman, as we may suppose Louis XIV. or Charles II." In 1770, he published a political pamphlet, entitled The False Alarm, intended...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register, Volume 2

English literature - 1814 - 642 pages
...iť the finest gentleman I have ever seen." And he also observed at another time to Mr. Ijiyton, " Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the Fourteenth or Charles t,lus Second." INFIDELITY. At the time when the works of Hump, and other writers of the same stamp,...
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From 1772 to 1780

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Great Britain - 1815 - 570 pages
...in Johnson's Life, speaking of this Circumstance, adds, "He said to Mr. Barnard, the " Librarian, ' Sir, they may talk of the King " as they will, but...Gentleman '* I have ever seen.' And he afterwards ob" served to Mr. Langton, ' Sir, his manners " are those of as fine a Gentleman, as we may " suppose...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His Works

Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr Bernard (the librarian), " Sir, they may talk of the Ring as they will ; but he is the finest gentleman I have...seen." And he afterwards observed to Mr Langton, " Sir, bis manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis XIV. or Charles n." * Johnson...
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Historical Memoirs of My Own Time ...: From 1772 to 1780

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - Great Britain - 1815 - 576 pages
...this Circumstance, adds, " He said to Mr. Barnard, the " Librarian, ' Sir, they may talk of the Kim; " as they will, but he is the finest Gentleman " I have ever seen.' And he afterwards ob" served to Mr. Langton, ' Sir, his manners " are those of as fine a Gentleman, as we may " suppose...
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.: With an Account of the Author ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1816 - 154 pages
...Johnson was highly pleased with his majesty's courteousness, and afterwards observed to a friend — <• Sir, his manners are those of as fine a gentleman, as we may suppose Louis XIV or Charles II.' In 1770, he published a political pamphlet, entitled The False Alarm, intended...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...the drawing room. After the King withdrew, Johnson, shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr....Barnard, " Sir, they may talk of the King as they wil! ; but he is the finest gentleman I have ever seen.'' And he afterwards observed to Mr. Lungton,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...the drawing room. After the King withdrew, Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his Majesty's conversation, and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr....are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Lewis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second. At Sir Joshua Reynolds's, where a circle of Johnson's friends...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...the drawing room. After the king withdrew, Johnson showed himself highly pleased with his majesly*s conversation and gracious behaviour. He said to Mr....to Mr. Langton, " Sir, his manners are those of as a fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the Fourteenth, or Charles the Second." Mrs. Montague, a...
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