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" Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 71
by James Boswell - 1820
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's. Johnson. The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert'e. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...is very difficult to please a man against his will. Iwent on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was to very comical,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...Lord Chesterfield'«. Johnson. The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Haviug no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not...; and it is very difficult to please a man against hie will. 1 went on eating my dinner pretty sulleuly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...upon my chair, 'and fairly laugh it out. No, sir, hu was irresistible. 1 He upon one occasion experienced, in an extraordinary degree, the efficacy of...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 3

James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, sir, he 1 Johnson's " 1/ondon, j» Poem," v. 145, was irresistible.1...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 458 pages
...like Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON. " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself l>ack upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible,5 He upon one occasion experienced,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...Lord Chesterfield's." JOHNSON : " The first time I was in company with Foote, was at Fitzherbert's. E SAME. "Sin, " IF, in these papers, t there is little alteration attempted, do not sup lie was irresistible.* He upon one occasion experienced, in an extraordinary degree, the efficacy of...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 9

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 822 pages
...of Johnson. ''The first time/ says Dr. Johnson, ' I was in company with Foote, was at Fitzherbsrt's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; md it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly,...
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The works of Samuel Foote, esq., with remarks on each play and an ..., Volume 1

Samuel Foote - 1830 - 426 pages
...deducible from the first words : — " The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved...obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back in my chair, and fairly laugh it out. Sir, he was irresistible." This is " colossal" language, truly...
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The Lives of the Players, Volume 1

John Galt - Actors - 1831 - 336 pages
...fellow." " The first time," said the Doctor, on another occasion, " I ever was in company with Foote, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very...went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting for a long time not to mind him; but the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my...
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The Lives of the Players: Macklin

John Galt - Actors - 1831 - 332 pages
...fellow." " The first time," said the Doctor, on another occasion, " I ever was in company with Foote, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very...went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting for a long time not to mind him ; but the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my...
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