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The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 43
by Samuel Johnson - 1818
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A Short History of English Literature for Young People

Elizabeth Stansbury Kirkland - 1892 - 482 pages
...when he printed the journal of these travels, he gives the account thus: "Out of one of the beds in which we were to repose, started up at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. " SAMUEL JOHNSON. 221 The latter definition is of course utterly indefensible; for the idea of pensions...
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Introduction to English Literature: Including a Number of Classic Works ...

Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1894 - 688 pages
...to lie." In his book this incident is translated into his artificial literary style as follows : " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge." In 1777 a number of London booksellers decided to publish a collection of English poetry. Johnson was...
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Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 934 pages
...of the bed on which one of us was to lie." This incident is recorded in the Journey as follows : " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge. Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. "The Rehearsal," he said, very unjustly, " has not wit enough to...
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Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson: Together with His Essay on Johnson

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 202 pages
...the bed on which one of us was to lie." This incident 25 is recorded in the " Journey " as follows: " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge." Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. "'The Rehearsal,' he said, very unjustly, " has not wit enough...
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Lord Macaulay: The Task of the Modern Historian; The Puritans; The Trial of ...

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 236 pages
...out of the bed on which one of us was to lie," This incident is recorded in the Journey as follows: "Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge," Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. " The Rehearsal," he said, very unjustly, " has not wit enough...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Volume 8

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 700 pages
...of the bed on which one of us was to lie." This incident is recorded in the Journey as follows : " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge." Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. " The Rehearsal," he said, very unjustly, "has not wit enough to...
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A Study of English Prose Writers: A Laboratory Method

John Scott Clark - 1898 - 910 pages
...the bed on which one of us was to lie.' This incident is recorded in the ' Journey ' as follows : ' Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge.' Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. 'The Rehearsal,' he said, very unjustly, 'has not enough wit to...
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A History of English Literature: By F.V.N. Painter

Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1899 - 822 pages
...to lie." In the book this incident is translated into his artificial literary style as follows : " Out of one of the beds on which, we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge." In 1777 a number of London booksellers decided to publish a collection of English poetry. Johnson was...
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A Student's History of English Literature

William Edward Simonds - 1902 - 510 pages
...on which one of us was to lie." But in the published account of the journey, it is recorded thus : " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge." Once, speaking of a certain play, he remarked, " The Rehearsal has not wit enough to keep it sweet...
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Everyday English, Book 2

Jean Sherwood Rankin - 1906 - 360 pages
...the bed on which one of us was to lie " This incident is recorded in the " Journey " as follows : " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose,...entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge." Sometimes Johnson translated aloud. '"The Rehearsal,' " he said, very unjustly, " has not wit enough...
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