The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page xvi
... pleased him he praised it , and praised it heartily . But this did not prevent him from dilating upon abstemiousness , and levelling his tirads against " gulosity , " to an attack upon which he Boswell's well - known account of devoted ...
... pleased him he praised it , and praised it heartily . But this did not prevent him from dilating upon abstemiousness , and levelling his tirads against " gulosity , " to an attack upon which he Boswell's well - known account of devoted ...
Page xviii
... pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agreeable day he had passed . " 99 Booksellers and printers , however , whether coach - keepers or not , played but a small part in the ever growing list of the Doctor's acquaintances ...
... pleased with Mr. Wilkes's company , and what an agreeable day he had passed . " 99 Booksellers and printers , however , whether coach - keepers or not , played but a small part in the ever growing list of the Doctor's acquaintances ...
Page xix
... pleased . Now Johnson is at General Oglethorpe's , discussing duels and the siege of Belgrade , or luxury and the Cato of Mr. Addison ; now in the Twickenham meadows with Cambridge " the Everything , " as Walpole called the author of ...
... pleased . Now Johnson is at General Oglethorpe's , discussing duels and the siege of Belgrade , or luxury and the Cato of Mr. Addison ; now in the Twickenham meadows with Cambridge " the Everything , " as Walpole called the author of ...
Page xxx
... pleased to welcome me , - for the number of valuable acquaintances to whom you have in- troduced me , for the noctes cœnæque Deum , which I have enjoyed under your roof . If a work should be inscribed to one who is master of the subject ...
... pleased to welcome me , - for the number of valuable acquaintances to whom you have in- troduced me , for the noctes cœnæque Deum , which I have enjoyed under your roof . If a work should be inscribed to one who is master of the subject ...
Page xxxiii
... pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my Work . But I cannot sufficiently acknowledge my obligations to my friend Mr. MALONE , who was so good as to allow me to read to him almost the whole of my ...
... pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my Work . But I cannot sufficiently acknowledge my obligations to my friend Mr. MALONE , who was so good as to allow me to read to him almost the whole of my ...
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