The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... reason was , that if it were pronounced herd , there would be a single exception from the English pro- nunciation of the syllable ear , and he thought it better not to have that exception . He praised Grainger's " Ode on Solitude , " in ...
... reason was , that if it were pronounced herd , there would be a single exception from the English pro- nunciation of the syllable ear , and he thought it better not to have that exception . He praised Grainger's " Ode on Solitude , " in ...
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... reason is plain ; intelligent readers had seen more of France than I had . You might 66 ( 1 ) I believe , however , I shall follow my own opinion ; for the world has shown a very flattering partiality to my writings , on many occasions ...
... reason is plain ; intelligent readers had seen more of France than I had . You might 66 ( 1 ) I believe , however , I shall follow my own opinion ; for the world has shown a very flattering partiality to my writings , on many occasions ...
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... reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with himself . I do not say that it makes him more ( 1 ) In the phraseology of Scotland , I should have said , “ Mr. John ...
... reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with himself . I do not say that it makes him more ( 1 ) In the phraseology of Scotland , I should have said , “ Mr. John ...
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