The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 6Bell, 1889 |
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... matters , though his sight so defective 114 Mrs. Piozzi's account of the separation from Johnson 116 Her description of Johnson's person , especially of his piercing eyes 117 His general character Postscript APOPHTHEGMS , SENTIMENTS ...
... matters , though his sight so defective 114 Mrs. Piozzi's account of the separation from Johnson 116 Her description of Johnson's person , especially of his piercing eyes 117 His general character Postscript APOPHTHEGMS , SENTIMENTS ...
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... matters , from the sight of a figure which precluded all possibility of personal prowess ; though , because he saw Mr. Thrale one day leap over a cabriolet stool , to show that he was not tired after a chace of fifty miles or more , he ...
... matters , from the sight of a figure which precluded all possibility of personal prowess ; though , because he saw Mr. Thrale one day leap over a cabriolet stool , to show that he was not tired after a chace of fifty miles or more , he ...
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... matters being but indifferent , she had a trick of teizing him about it , and was , by her son's account , very importunate with regard to her fears of spending more than they could afford , though she never arrived at knowing how much ...
... matters being but indifferent , she had a trick of teizing him about it , and was , by her son's account , very importunate with regard to her fears of spending more than they could afford , though she never arrived at knowing how much ...
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... matter which concerns no man's happiness but his own ? " - Mr . Johnson caught me another time reprimanding the daughter of my housekeeper for having sat down unpermitted in her mother's presence . Why , she gets her living , does she ...
... matter which concerns no man's happiness but his own ? " - Mr . Johnson caught me another time reprimanding the daughter of my housekeeper for having sat down unpermitted in her mother's presence . Why , she gets her living , does she ...
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... matter ended : I believe the dog loves me dearly . Mr. Thrale ( turning to my husband ) , what shall you and I do that is good for Tom Davies ? We will do something for him , to be sure . ' 99 Of Pope as a writer he had the highest ...
... matter ended : I believe the dog loves me dearly . Mr. Thrale ( turning to my husband ) , what shall you and I do that is good for Tom Davies ? We will do something for him , to be sure . ' 99 Of Pope as a writer he had the highest ...
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