...simplicity of his natural character prevailed. He sprung from the sofa, advanced to Johnson, and, in a kind of flutter from imagining himself in the situation...have bowed and stammered through the whole of it.' 1 t To obviate all the reflections which have gone round the world to Johnson's prejudice, by applying...

...plicity of his natural character prevailed. He sprung " from the sofa, advanced to Johnson, and in a kind of " flutter, from imagining himself in the situation..." ' should have done ; for I should have bowed and stam" ' mered through the whole of it.' " Poor Goldsmith might have reason to be anxious about his...

...sprang up, and advancing, exclaimed, with what Boswell calls his usual "frankness and simplicity," ''Well, you acquitted yourself in this conversation...have bowed and stammered through the whole of it." He afterwards explained his seeming inattention, by saying that his mind was completely occupied about...

...of " his natural character prevailed. He sprung from the sofa, ad" vauced to Johnson, and in a kind of flutter, from imagining " himself in the situation...bowed and " ' stammered through the whole of it.' " Poor Goldsmith might have reason to be anxious about his prologue, for his play had brought Tiim...

...his natural character pre- • vailed. He sprung from the sofa, advanced to Johnson, and in a kind of flutter, from imagining himself in the situation which he had just heard described, exclaimed, " Well, you acquitted yourself in this conversation better than I should...

...simplicity of his natural character prevailed. He sprung from the sofa, advanced to Johnson, and in a kind of flutter, from imagining himself in the situation...have bowed and stammered through the whole of it." ' I received no letter from Johnson this year ; nor have I discovered any of the correspondence * he...

...simplicity of his natural character prevailed. He sprung from the sofa, advanced to Johnson, and in a kind ten sticks than in the other, though some rotten sticks, to be sure ; and they cannot well be separated. ' I received no letter from Johnson this year ; nor have I discovered any of the correspondence* he...

...simplicity of his natural character prevailed. He sprung from the s.ofa, advanced to Johnson, and in a kind of flutter, from imagining himself in the situation which he had just heard described, exclaimed, " Well, you acquitted yourself in this conversation better than I should...

...natural character prevailed. He sprung from the sofa, advanced to Johnson, and, in a kind of nutter'from imagining himself in the situation which he had just...this conversation better than I should have done; for T should have bowed and stammered through the whole of it.' To obviate all the reflections which have...

...sprang up, and advancing, exclaimed, with what Boswell calls his usual " frankness and simplicity," — "Well, you acquitted yourself in this conversation...have bowed and stammered through the whole of it." He afterwards explained his seeming inattention by saying that his mind was completely occupied about...