The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.W. P. Ninno, Hay & Mitchell, 1890 - 562 pages |
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Page iv
... Samuel Johnson . He sought to do everything for a good purpose ; no man more sincerely lamented his coming short of the ideal he placed before himself . If struggling to ... Johnson's contemporary , as correct ίν SAMUEL JOHNSON .
... Samuel Johnson . He sought to do everything for a good purpose ; no man more sincerely lamented his coming short of the ideal he placed before himself . If struggling to ... Johnson's contemporary , as correct ίν SAMUEL JOHNSON .
Page v
... Johnson , forming his opinion upon Boswell's Parliament House ' clash , ' was remark- ably and indeed absurdly unfair , writes thus : ' I have frequently observed , in comparing the conduct of the court and the ... SAMUEL JOHNSON . V.
... Johnson , forming his opinion upon Boswell's Parliament House ' clash , ' was remark- ably and indeed absurdly unfair , writes thus : ' I have frequently observed , in comparing the conduct of the court and the ... SAMUEL JOHNSON . V.
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... Samuel Johnson trod on ; If it had lived , it had been good luck , For then we'd had an odd one . ' There is surely internal evidence that this little composition combines in it what no child of three years old ... SAMUEL JOHNSON .
... Samuel Johnson trod on ; If it had lived , it had been good luck , For then we'd had an odd one . ' There is surely internal evidence that this little composition combines in it what no child of three years old ... SAMUEL JOHNSON .
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... Samuel Johnson ! His spirited refusal of an eleemosynary supply of shoes arose , no doubt , from a proper pride . But , considering his ascetic disposition at times , as acknowledged by himself in his Meditations ... SAMUEL JOHNSON .
... Samuel Johnson ! His spirited refusal of an eleemosynary supply of shoes arose , no doubt , from a proper pride . But , considering his ascetic disposition at times , as acknowledged by himself in his Meditations ... SAMUEL JOHNSON .
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... Johnson , who he soon found could be of much service to him in his trade , by his know- ledge of literature ; and he even obtained the assistance of his pen in furnishing some num- bers of a periodical Essay ... SAMUEL JOHNSON .
... Johnson , who he soon found could be of much service to him in his trade , by his know- ledge of literature ; and he even obtained the assistance of his pen in furnishing some num- bers of a periodical Essay ... SAMUEL JOHNSON .
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