The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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Page 437
... consider it as hard that their merit should not have its suitable distinction . Though there is no intentional injustice towards them on the part of the world , their merit not having been perceived , they may yet repine against fortune ...
... consider it as hard that their merit should not have its suitable distinction . Though there is no intentional injustice towards them on the part of the world , their merit not having been perceived , they may yet repine against fortune ...
Page 477
... consider me as cured , and I had leave four days ago , to wash the cantharides from my head . Last Tuesday I dined at THE CLUB . " I am going next week into Kent , and purpose to change the air frequently this summer ; whether I shall ...
... consider me as cured , and I had leave four days ago , to wash the cantharides from my head . Last Tuesday I dined at THE CLUB . " I am going next week into Kent , and purpose to change the air frequently this summer ; whether I shall ...
Page 584
... consider the peculiar plan of his biographical under- taking . Soon after Johnson's return to the metropolis , both the asthma and dropsy became more violent and distressful . He had for some time kept a journal in Latin of the state of ...
... consider the peculiar plan of his biographical under- taking . Soon after Johnson's return to the metropolis , both the asthma and dropsy became more violent and distressful . He had for some time kept a journal in Latin of the state of ...
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