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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... wonderful in the journal which we see Swift kept in London , for it contains slight topicks , and it might soon be written . " I praised the accuracy of an account book of a private person whom I mentioned . JOHNSON . " Keeping accounts ...
... wonderful in the journal which we see Swift kept in London , for it contains slight topicks , and it might soon be written . " I praised the accuracy of an account book of a private person whom I mentioned . JOHNSON . " Keeping accounts ...
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... wonderful , Sir , with how little real superiority of mind men can make an eminent figure in publick life . " He expressed himself to the same purpose concern- ing another law Lord , who , it seems , once took a fancy to associate with ...
... wonderful , Sir , with how little real superiority of mind men can make an eminent figure in publick life . " He expressed himself to the same purpose concern- ing another law Lord , who , it seems , once took a fancy to associate with ...
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... wonderful extent and variety of London , and observed , that men of curious enquiry might see in it such modes of life as very few could even imagine . He in parti- cular recommended to us to explore Wapping , which we resolved to do ...
... wonderful extent and variety of London , and observed , that men of curious enquiry might see in it such modes of life as very few could even imagine . He in parti- cular recommended to us to explore Wapping , which we resolved to do ...
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... wonderful to see old Sheridan as enthusiastick about oratory as ever . " WALKER . " His enthusiasm as to what oratory will do may be too great . But he reads well . " JOHNSON . " He reads well , but he reads low ; and you know it is ...
... wonderful to see old Sheridan as enthusiastick about oratory as ever . " WALKER . " His enthusiasm as to what oratory will do may be too great . But he reads well . " JOHNSON . " He reads well , but he reads low ; and you know it is ...
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... wonderful fertility of mind , I believe writing was really easier than reading and extracting ; but with ordinary men the case is very different A great deal , indeed , will depend upon the care and judgement with which the extracts are ...
... wonderful fertility of mind , I believe writing was really easier than reading and extracting ; but with ordinary men the case is very different A great deal , indeed , will depend upon the care and judgement with which the extracts are ...
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