The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.W. P. Ninno, Hay & Mitchell, 1890 - 562 pages |
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Page iii
... Streatham till the perspiration stands in drops upon his forehead , starving himself on Good Friday , signing himself Impransus when writing to Cave ; sometimes living on the principle of ' claret for boys , port for men , brandy for ...
... Streatham till the perspiration stands in drops upon his forehead , starving himself on Good Friday , signing himself Impransus when writing to Cave ; sometimes living on the principle of ' claret for boys , port for men , brandy for ...
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... Streatham dining - table , as a moralist , belongs to the same class as Epictetus , Seneca , and Marcus Antoninus , whose object is the maintenance of moral health , not the propagating of such all - sustaining princi- ples as the ...
... Streatham dining - table , as a moralist , belongs to the same class as Epictetus , Seneca , and Marcus Antoninus , whose object is the maintenance of moral health , not the propagating of such all - sustaining princi- ples as the ...
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... Streatham table . Moreover , his sentences , whether spoken or written , ponderous in expression though they were , and often expressing commonplace sentiments , were carefully - finished and in every way conscientious pieces of work ...
... Streatham table . Moreover , his sentences , whether spoken or written , ponderous in expression though they were , and often expressing commonplace sentiments , were carefully - finished and in every way conscientious pieces of work ...
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... Streatham CHAP . LVI . 1783. - Boswell's Arrival in London- ' The Great Twalmley ' - Mr . Cambridge - John- son's Love of Children and Animals CHAP . LVII . 1783. - Increase of London , and its Population - Mallet's First Essay ...
... Streatham CHAP . LVI . 1783. - Boswell's Arrival in London- ' The Great Twalmley ' - Mr . Cambridge - John- son's Love of Children and Animals CHAP . LVII . 1783. - Increase of London , and its Population - Mallet's First Essay ...
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... Streatham . Johnson had a very sincere esteem for Mr. Thrale , as a man of excellent principles , a good scholar , well skilled in trade , of a sound under- standing , and of manners such as presented the character of a plain ...
... Streatham . Johnson had a very sincere esteem for Mr. Thrale , as a man of excellent principles , a good scholar , well skilled in trade , of a sound under- standing , and of manners such as presented the character of a plain ...
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