The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 6Bell, 1889 |
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... desire to know all that can be known about so great a man , the different articles in this volume are brought together . In former Johnsoniana , this has been done in the form of anecdotes and sayings . Extracts from various writers ...
... desire to know all that can be known about so great a man , the different articles in this volume are brought together . In former Johnsoniana , this has been done in the form of anecdotes and sayings . Extracts from various writers ...
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... desire admission to the family within , or leave to look over the collection of pictures made by one whose opportunities of obtaining them we know to have been not unfrequent . I wish not to keep my readers long from such intimacy with ...
... desire admission to the family within , or leave to look over the collection of pictures made by one whose opportunities of obtaining them we know to have been not unfrequent . I wish not to keep my readers long from such intimacy with ...
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... desire of those whose will I ever delighted to comply with , should have engaged me to add my little book to the number of those already written on the subject . I used to urge another reason for forbearance , and say , that all the ...
... desire of those whose will I ever delighted to comply with , should have engaged me to add my little book to the number of those already written on the subject . I used to urge another reason for forbearance , and say , that all the ...
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... desire to make them happy . — What signifies , says some one , giving halfpence to common beggars ? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco . " And why should they be denied such sweeteners of their existence ( says Johnson ) ? it is ...
... desire to make them happy . — What signifies , says some one , giving halfpence to common beggars ? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco . " And why should they be denied such sweeteners of their existence ( says Johnson ) ? it is ...
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... desire ; and when I first knew him , he used to pour capillaire into his Port wine . For the last twelve years however , he left off all fermented liquors . To make himself some amends indeed , he took his chocolate liberally , pouring ...
... desire ; and when I first knew him , he used to pour capillaire into his Port wine . For the last twelve years however , he left off all fermented liquors . To make himself some amends indeed , he took his chocolate liberally , pouring ...
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