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" Oxford enjoined him to study Spanish; and when, some time afterwards, he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, "Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading 'Don Quixote "
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, - Page 40
by Justin McCarthy, Justin Huntly McCarthy - 1884
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading " Don Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who cleared to be thought i favourer of literature,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 pages
...became again, and faid that he had mattered it, difmifTed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure " of reading Don Quixote in the original." This ftory is fufficiently attefted ; but why Oxford, who defired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed hjm with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading " Don Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...he came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with thb congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don " Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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Works, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote in the original." . , This story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pages
...came again, and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don " Quixote in the original." This story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pages
...and said that he had mastered it, dismissed him with this congratulation, " Then, VOL. X. F " Sir, I envy you the pleasure of reading Don Quixote " in the original." This story is sufficiently attested ; but why Oxford, who desired to be thought a favourer of literature,...
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