Life of Johnson, Volume 1H. Frowde, 1904 |
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Page 176
... Lord Chesterfield must have been mortified by the lofty contempt , and polite , yet keen satire with which John- son exhibited him to himself in this letter , it is impossible to doubt . He , however , with that glossy duplicity which ...
... Lord Chesterfield must have been mortified by the lofty contempt , and polite , yet keen satire with which John- son exhibited him to himself in this letter , it is impossible to doubt . He , however , with that glossy duplicity which ...
Page 177
... Lord Chesterfield , did not refrain from expressing himself con- cerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man ( said he ) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but , I find , he is only a wit among Lords ! ' And when his ...
... Lord Chesterfield , did not refrain from expressing himself con- cerning that nobleman with pointed freedom : ' This man ( said he ) I thought had been a Lord among wits ; but , I find , he is only a wit among Lords ! ' And when his ...
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... Lord Bacon . But was not Lord Coke a mere lawyer ? ' JOHNSON . ' Why , I am afraid he was ; but he would have taken it very ill if you had told him so . He would have prosecuted you for scandal . ' BOSWELL . ' Lord Mansfield is not a ...
... Lord Bacon . But was not Lord Coke a mere lawyer ? ' JOHNSON . ' Why , I am afraid he was ; but he would have taken it very ill if you had told him so . He would have prosecuted you for scandal . ' BOSWELL . ' Lord Mansfield is not a ...
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