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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... told him I should send him some " Essays " 1 which I had written , which I hoped he would be so good as to read , and pick out the good ones . JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , send me only the good ones ; don't make me pick them . " On Thursday ...
... told him I should send him some " Essays " 1 which I had written , which I hoped he would be so good as to read , and pick out the good ones . JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , send me only the good ones ; don't make me pick them . " On Thursday ...
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... told me that he dined the day before at a friend's house , with a very pretty company ; ' and I asked him if there was good conversation , he answered , ' No , Sir ; we had talk enough , but no conversation ; there was nothing discussed ...
... told me that he dined the day before at a friend's house , with a very pretty company ; ' and I asked him if there was good conversation , he answered , ' No , Sir ; we had talk enough , but no conversation ; there was nothing discussed ...
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... told . Gravina , an Italian critick , observes , that every man desires to see that of which he has read ; but no So much man desires to read an account of what he has seen . Description only excites does description fall short of ...
... told . Gravina , an Italian critick , observes , that every man desires to see that of which he has read ; but no So much man desires to read an account of what he has seen . Description only excites does description fall short of ...
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... told that he was taught . " Here was one of his peculiar prejudices . Could it be any disadvantage to the clergyman , to have it known that he was taught an easy and graceful delivery ? BOSWELL . " Will you not allow , Sir , that a man ...
... told that he was taught . " Here was one of his peculiar prejudices . Could it be any disadvantage to the clergyman , to have it known that he was taught an easy and graceful delivery ? BOSWELL . " Will you not allow , Sir , that a man ...
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... told me that he did not clearly recollect the motive by which he had been induced to bring Dr. Johnson and Dr. Priestley together , he very well remembered Dr. Johnson's having been previously informed that Dr. Priestley would be one of ...
... told me that he did not clearly recollect the motive by which he had been induced to bring Dr. Johnson and Dr. Priestley together , he very well remembered Dr. Johnson's having been previously informed that Dr. Priestley would be one of ...
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