The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... asked his old school - fellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , " she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . " Her piety was not inferiour to her ...
... asked his old school - fellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , " she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . " Her piety was not inferiour to her ...
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... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a croud . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a croud . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
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... asked if he could remember Queen Anne , - " He had ( he said ) a confused , but some- how a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " 2 This touch , however , was without any effect . I ventured to ...
... asked if he could remember Queen Anne , - " He had ( he said ) a confused , but some- how a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " 2 This touch , however , was without any effect . I ventured to ...
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... asked . Now , Sir , if a boy could answer every question , there I would be no need of a master to teach him . " Grammar School Lichfield It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention , that though he might err in ...
... asked . Now , Sir , if a boy could answer every question , there I would be no need of a master to teach him . " Grammar School Lichfield It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention , that though he might err in ...
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... asked him how he had acquired so accurate a knowledge of Latin , in which , I believe , he was exceeded by no man of his time ; he said , " My master whipt me very well . Without that , Sir , I should have done nothing . " He told Mr ...
... asked him how he had acquired so accurate a knowledge of Latin , in which , I believe , he was exceeded by no man of his time ; he said , " My master whipt me very well . Without that , Sir , I should have done nothing . " He told Mr ...
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