The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... Goldsmith , in the couplet which he inserted , mentions Luke as a person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been as much perplexed by Luke as by Lydiat in The. a ...
... Goldsmith , in the couplet which he inserted , mentions Luke as a person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been as much perplexed by Luke as by Lydiat in The. a ...
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... Goldsmith himself was in a mistake . In the Respublica Hungarica , there is an account of a desperate rebellion in the year 1514 , headed by two brothers , of the name of Zeck , George and Luke . When it was quelled , George , not Luke ...
... Goldsmith himself was in a mistake . In the Respublica Hungarica , there is an account of a desperate rebellion in the year 1514 , headed by two brothers , of the name of Zeck , George and Luke . When it was quelled , George , not Luke ...
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... Goldsmith and I called on him , with the hope of prevailing on him to sup with us at the Mitre . We found him indisposed , and resolved not to go abroad . " Come , then , " said Goldsmith , " we will not go to the Mitre to - night ...
... Goldsmith and I called on him , with the hope of prevailing on him to sup with us at the Mitre . We found him indisposed , and resolved not to go abroad . " Come , then , " said Goldsmith , " we will not go to the Mitre to - night ...
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... Goldsmith and I partook , while our friend , now a water - drinker , sat by us . GOLDSMITH . " I think , Mr. Johnson , you don't go near the theatres now . You give yourself no more concern about a new play , than if you had never had ...
... Goldsmith and I partook , while our friend , now a water - drinker , sat by us . GOLDSMITH . " I think , Mr. Johnson , you don't go near the theatres now . You give yourself no more concern about a new play , than if you had never had ...
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James Boswell. ( turning to Goldsmith , ) I am not quite idle : I made one line t'other day ; but I made no more . " GOLDSMITH . " Let us hear it ; we'll put a bad one to it . " JOHNSON . " No , sir ; I have forgot it . " Such specimens ...
James Boswell. ( turning to Goldsmith , ) I am not quite idle : I made one line t'other day ; but I made no more . " GOLDSMITH . " Let us hear it ; we'll put a bad one to it . " JOHNSON . " No , sir ; I have forgot it . " Such specimens ...
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