The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... 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 . " He added , " If a man never has an eager desire for instruction , he should ...
... 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 . " He added , " If a man never has an eager desire for instruction , he should ...
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... remember drink- ing tea with him long ago , when Peg Woffington made it , and he grumbled at her for making it too strong . ( 1 ) He had then begun to feel money in his purse , and did not know when he should have enough of it . " ( 2 ) ...
... remember drink- ing tea with him long ago , when Peg Woffington made it , and he grumbled at her for making it too strong . ( 1 ) He had then begun to feel money in his purse , and did not know when he should have enough of it . " ( 2 ) ...
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... remember this remarkable piece of in- formation ; as , by the course of nature , I might survive his lordship , and be a witness of his having said so . The conversation was indeed too remarkable to be for- gotten . A few days after ...
... remember this remarkable piece of in- formation ; as , by the course of nature , I might survive his lordship , and be a witness of his having said so . The conversation was indeed too remarkable to be for- gotten . A few days after ...
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