The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 6Bell, 1889 |
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... replied I , " he is open and confiding , and tells me stories of his uncles and cousins ; I love the light parts of a solid character . " " Nay , if you are for family history , " says Mr. John- son good - humouredly , " I can fit you ...
... replied I , " he is open and confiding , and tells me stories of his uncles and cousins ; I love the light parts of a solid character . " " Nay , if you are for family history , " says Mr. John- son good - humouredly , " I can fit you ...
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... replied he , with much violence , and walked away in apparent agitation . I never durst make any further enquiries . He retained a strong aversion for the memory of Hunter , ' one of his schoolmasters , who , he said once was a brutal ...
... replied he , with much violence , and walked away in apparent agitation . I never durst make any further enquiries . He retained a strong aversion for the memory of Hunter , ' one of his schoolmasters , who , he said once was a brutal ...
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... replied , that she ought to tell me what to do , and what to avoid , her admonitions were commonly , for that time at least , at an end . " This , I fear , was however at best a momentary refuge , found out by perverseness . No man knew ...
... replied , that she ought to tell me what to do , and what to avoid , her admonitions were commonly , for that time at least , at an end . " This , I fear , was however at best a momentary refuge , found out by perverseness . No man knew ...
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... replied I , " and he will do it the best among us . " " The dog would write it best to be sure , replied he ; but his particular malice towards me , and general disregard for truth , would make the book useless to all , and in- jurious ...
... replied I , " and he will do it the best among us . " " The dog would write it best to be sure , replied he ; but his particular malice towards me , and general disregard for truth , would make the book useless to all , and in- jurious ...
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... ( replied he ) I was inclined to down them sure enough ; but then a fellow deserves to be of Oxford that talks so . " I have heard him at other times relate how he used to sit in some coffee - house there , and turn M- -'s C - r - ct - c ...
... ( replied he ) I was inclined to down them sure enough ; but then a fellow deserves to be of Oxford that talks so . " I have heard him at other times relate how he used to sit in some coffee - house there , and turn M- -'s C - r - ct - c ...
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