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Page xxxviii
... called the notable man . What I meant , however , to say was , that he was a man of note or eminence . He appeared to me to be very unaffected and good - natured ; but he was totally ignorant of the art of painting , and this he often ...
... called the notable man . What I meant , however , to say was , that he was a man of note or eminence . He appeared to me to be very unaffected and good - natured ; but he was totally ignorant of the art of painting , and this he often ...
Page xl
... called it , ' She Stoops to Con- quer , or the Mistakes of a Night . ' Sir Joshua , who disliked this name for a play , offered a much better to him , saying , You ought to call it the Belle's Stratagem ; and if you do not , I will damn ...
... called it , ' She Stoops to Con- quer , or the Mistakes of a Night . ' Sir Joshua , who disliked this name for a play , offered a much better to him , saying , You ought to call it the Belle's Stratagem ; and if you do not , I will damn ...
Page xliv
Oliver Goldsmith. a few weeks afterwards , returning from the north , called at the Hotel where he knew Mr. Goldsmith intended to reside . There he met him ; when the amiable old man , for such he really was , told him that he had put ...
Oliver Goldsmith. a few weeks afterwards , returning from the north , called at the Hotel where he knew Mr. Goldsmith intended to reside . There he met him ; when the amiable old man , for such he really was , told him that he had put ...
Page lii
... called Retaliation . ' Dr. Goldsmith and I never quarrelled , for he was convinced that I had a real regard for him ; but a kind of civil sparring continually took place between us . You are so attached , ' says he , to Hurd , Gray ...
... called Retaliation . ' Dr. Goldsmith and I never quarrelled , for he was convinced that I had a real regard for him ; but a kind of civil sparring continually took place between us . You are so attached , ' says he , to Hurd , Gray ...
Page lv
... called upon him , however , and found him infi- nitely better than I expected , and in a kind of exulting style he exclaimed , ' Here are some of the best of my prose writings : I have been hard at work ever since midnight , and I ...
... called upon him , however , and found him infi- nitely better than I expected , and in a kind of exulting style he exclaimed , ' Here are some of the best of my prose writings : I have been hard at work ever since midnight , and I ...
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