The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... told him that the Doctor had been dead some hours . As might be supposed , Johnson was a devout , if intermittent , church - goer . " He was not constant in his attendance on divine worship , " says Hawkins ; " but , from an opinion ...
... told him that the Doctor had been dead some hours . As might be supposed , Johnson was a devout , if intermittent , church - goer . " He was not constant in his attendance on divine worship , " says Hawkins ; " but , from an opinion ...
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... told me , 1 [ It was not , however , much cultivated , as we may collect from Dr. Johnson's own account of his early years , published by R. Phillips , 8vo . 1805 , a work undoubtedly authentick , and which , though short , is curious ...
... told me , 1 [ It was not , however , much cultivated , as we may collect from Dr. Johnson's own account of his early years , published by R. Phillips , 8vo . 1805 , a work undoubtedly authentick , and which , though short , is curious ...
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... told me in his presence at Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common prayer ...
... told me in his presence at Lichfield , in 1776 , by his step - daughter , Mrs. Lucy Porter , as related to her by his mother . When he was a child in petticoats , and had learnt to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the common prayer ...
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... told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument . How false and con- temptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his philosophy , founded upon a supposition ...
... told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument . How false and con- temptible then are all the remarks which have been made to the prejudice either of his candour or of his philosophy , founded upon a supposition ...
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... told me she could read the black letter , and asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the sim- plicity of her kindness ...
... told me she could read the black letter , and asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the sim- plicity of her kindness ...
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