The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... dinner , that a hungry man has in eating a luxurious dinner . You see I put the case fairly . A hungry man may have as much , nay , more pleasure in eating a plain dinner , than a man grown fastidious has in eating a luxurious dinner ...
... dinner , that a hungry man has in eating a luxurious dinner . You see I put the case fairly . A hungry man may have as much , nay , more pleasure in eating a plain dinner , than a man grown fastidious has in eating a luxurious dinner ...
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... dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's ( 2 ) " Account of the late Revolution in Sweden , " and seemed to read it ravenously , as if he devoured it , which was to all appearance his method of studying . " He knows how to ...
... dinner Dr. Johnson seized upon Mr. Charles Sheridan's ( 2 ) " Account of the late Revolution in Sweden , " and seemed to read it ravenously , as if he devoured it , which was to all appearance his method of studying . " He knows how to ...
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... dinner , when Mr. Langton was called out of the room , and we were by ourselves , he drew his ( 1 ) Lord Wellesley has been so obliging as to give me the following account of the cause of this quarrel : " Boswell , one day at Sir ...
... dinner , when Mr. Langton was called out of the room , and we were by ourselves , he drew his ( 1 ) Lord Wellesley has been so obliging as to give me the following account of the cause of this quarrel : " Boswell , one day at Sir ...
Contents
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CHAPTER II | 49 |
Literature Old Age Unius Lacertæ Potters | 82 |
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