Johnsonian Miscellanies, Volume 2George Birkbeck Norman Hill Barnes & Noble, 1966 - 488 pages |
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... Goldsmith was the best writer he ever knew , upon every 1 He passes over Goldsmith . 2 Johnson described Ireland as having once been ' the school of the west , the quiet habitation of sanctity and literature . ' Life , iii . 112 . 3'The ...
... Goldsmith was the best writer he ever knew , upon every 1 He passes over Goldsmith . 2 Johnson described Ireland as having once been ' the school of the west , the quiet habitation of sanctity and literature . ' Life , iii . 112 . 3'The ...
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... Goldsmith , and with whom he had been disputing , remarked to another , loud enough for Goldsmith to hear him , ' That he had a fine time of it , between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor ! ' Dr. Johnson seem'd to delight in drawing characters ...
... Goldsmith , and with whom he had been disputing , remarked to another , loud enough for Goldsmith to hear him , ' That he had a fine time of it , between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor ! ' Dr. Johnson seem'd to delight in drawing characters ...
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... Goldsmith , for what reason I know not , paid him no compliment , and only said on hearing it , ' Ay , but this is ... Goldsmith's unwillingness to be pleased with it , apparently confused , and not knowing what to say . I did not hear ...
... Goldsmith , for what reason I know not , paid him no compliment , and only said on hearing it , ' Ay , but this is ... Goldsmith's unwillingness to be pleased with it , apparently confused , and not knowing what to say . I did not hear ...
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Apophthegms c from Hawkinss Edition of Johnsons Works | 21 |
Anecdotes from the Rev Dr Thomas Campbells Diary of a Visit | 39 |
Anecdotes from Penningtons Memoirs of Mrs Carter | 58 |
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