The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... desire for instruc- tion at the time . " What you read then , " said he , " you will remember ; but if you have not a book immediately ready , and the subject moulds in your mind , it is a chance if you have again a desire to study it ...
... desire for instruc- tion at the time . " What you read then , " said he , " you will remember ; but if you have not a book immediately ready , and the subject moulds in your mind , it is a chance if you have again a desire to study it ...
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... desire did it excite to return to their country . It is in vain to seek in this air for energetic accents capable of producing such astonishing effects , for which stran- gers are unable to account from the music , which is in itself ...
... desire did it excite to return to their country . It is in vain to seek in this air for energetic accents capable of producing such astonishing effects , for which stran- gers are unable to account from the music , which is in itself ...
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... desire to meet fools anywhere , " with which the ladies agree that the conversation ended there is little accordance between them . Had they been content to say that the violence of Johnson was a disagreeable contrast to the quiet ...
... desire to meet fools anywhere , " with which the ladies agree that the conversation ended there is little accordance between them . Had they been content to say that the violence of Johnson was a disagreeable contrast to the quiet ...
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