Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : 1785
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Dr. Johnson's Table Talk
Author: Samuel JohnsonDr. Johnson's Table-talk
Author: James BoswellDr. Johnson's Table Talk
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Table-talk
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Dr. Johnson's Table Talk
Author: Samuel JohnsonDr. Johnson's Table-Talk, Vol. 1 of 2
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330386484
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Excerpt from Dr. Johnson's Table-Talk, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners; With Anecdotes, of Distinguished Persons; Selected and Arranged From Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson Johnson's usual phrase for conversation was talk; yet he made a distinction; for having once dined at a friend's house with what he termed "a very pretty company," and being asked if there was good conversation, he answered, "No, Sir; we had talk enough, but no conversation; there was nothing discussed." He had a great aversion to gesticulation in company, and called once to a gentleman who offended him in that point, "Don't attitudenise When another gentleman thought he was giving additional force to what he uttered, by expressive movements of his hands, Johnson fairly seized hem, and held them down. He also disapproved of introducing scripture phrases into secular discourse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Dr. Johnson's Table Talk
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged from mr. Boswell's life of Johnson
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Author: Samuel JohnsonThe Table Talk of Dr Johnson
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 9781104447427
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Doctor Johnson
Author: James MacaulayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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