The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 6Bell, 1889 |
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... Night's Dream , " " " Never excuse ; if your play be a bad one , keep at least the excuses to yourself . " I am aware that many will say , I have not spoken highly enough of Dr. Johnson ; but it will be difficult for those who say so ...
... Night's Dream , " " " Never excuse ; if your play be a bad one , keep at least the excuses to yourself . " I am aware that many will say , I have not spoken highly enough of Dr. Johnson ; but it will be difficult for those who say so ...
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... night , though he saw that any body might walk in at the back part , and knew that there was no security obtained by barring the front door . " This ( says his son ) was madness , you may see , and would have been discoverable in other ...
... night , though he saw that any body might walk in at the back part , and knew that there was no security obtained by barring the front door . " This ( says his son ) was madness , you may see , and would have been discoverable in other ...
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... night and twelve o'clock on Thursday night ; we read it to Mr. Thrale when he came very late home from the House of Commons : the other political tracts followed in their order . I have forgotten which contains the stroke at Junius ...
... night and twelve o'clock on Thursday night ; we read it to Mr. Thrale when he came very late home from the House of Commons : the other political tracts followed in their order . I have forgotten which contains the stroke at Junius ...
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... Night to the so much admired ones of Dryden and Shakespeare , as more forcible , and more general . Every reader is not either a lover or a tyrant , but every reader is interested when he hears that " Creation sleeps ; ' tis as the ...
... Night to the so much admired ones of Dryden and Shakespeare , as more forcible , and more general . Every reader is not either a lover or a tyrant , but every reader is interested when he hears that " Creation sleeps ; ' tis as the ...
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... night - treating them with the same , or perhaps more ceremonious civility , than he would have done by as many people of fashion - making the holy scriptures thus the rule of his conduct , and only expecting salvation as he was able to ...
... night - treating them with the same , or perhaps more ceremonious civility , than he would have done by as many people of fashion - making the holy scriptures thus the rule of his conduct , and only expecting salvation as he was able to ...
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