The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 - Authors, English |
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... late eminent noble judge , whom I have heard speak of him as a writer , with great respect.1 Cor . et Ad . - Line 20 : After " incline " read " to believe . " 1 I was at first inclined to believe that Mr. Croker was mistaken when he ...
... late eminent noble judge , whom I have heard speak of him as a writer , with great respect.1 Cor . et Ad . - Line 20 : After " incline " read " to believe . " 1 I was at first inclined to believe that Mr. Croker was mistaken when he ...
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... late Rector of Great Brickhill , in Bucking- hamshire : 66 . It Perhaps no scrap of Latin whatever has been more quoted than this . occasionally falls even from those who are scrupulous even to pedantry in their Latinity , and will not ...
... late Rector of Great Brickhill , in Bucking- hamshire : 66 . It Perhaps no scrap of Latin whatever has been more quoted than this . occasionally falls even from those who are scrupulous even to pedantry in their Latinity , and will not ...
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... late Westminster Justice . Welch , who imagined that he was exalting himself in Dr. Johnson's eyes by using big words , spoke in a manner that was utterly unintelligible to the boy ; Dr. Johnson perceiving it , addressed himself to the ...
... late Westminster Justice . Welch , who imagined that he was exalting himself in Dr. Johnson's eyes by using big words , spoke in a manner that was utterly unintelligible to the boy ; Dr. Johnson perceiving it , addressed himself to the ...
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... in the British Museum , I find the word " now " altered to " late , " though Lord Orford was alive when Boswell wrote , and even survived him . curiosity seeing satisfies it . Other people may go and THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
... in the British Museum , I find the word " now " altered to " late , " though Lord Orford was alive when Boswell wrote , and even survived him . curiosity seeing satisfies it . Other people may go and THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
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... late at night , in which Johnson would not give up , though he had the wrong side ; and in short , both kept the field . Next morning , when they met in the breakfasting - room , Dr. Johnson accosted Mr. Morgann thus : ' Sir , I have ...
... late at night , in which Johnson would not give up , though he had the wrong side ; and in short , both kept the field . Next morning , when they met in the breakfasting - room , Dr. Johnson accosted Mr. Morgann thus : ' Sir , I have ...
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