The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... occasion may be interpreted as a proof that he is despised by you , which I know is not the case . I have told him , that the charge of being narrow - minded was only as to the particular point in question ; and that he had the merit of ...
... occasion may be interpreted as a proof that he is despised by you , which I know is not the case . I have told him , that the charge of being narrow - minded was only as to the particular point in question ; and that he had the merit of ...
Page 486
... occasion required . I shall write this night to thank him , having no need to borrow . " And afterwards , in a letter to Mrs. Thrale , " Since you cannot guess , I will tell you , that the generous man was Gerard Hamilton . I returned ...
... occasion required . I shall write this night to thank him , having no need to borrow . " And afterwards , in a letter to Mrs. Thrale , " Since you cannot guess , I will tell you , that the generous man was Gerard Hamilton . I returned ...
Page 578
... occasion to censure , and to shew my fairness as the biographer of my illustrious friend : " There was wanting in his conduct and behaviour , that dignity which results from a regular and orderly course of action , and by an ...
... occasion to censure , and to shew my fairness as the biographer of my illustrious friend : " There was wanting in his conduct and behaviour , that dignity which results from a regular and orderly course of action , and by an ...
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