The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... afterwards I should have done better for myself . " I told him that at a gentleman's house where there was thought to be such extravagance or bad management that he was living much beyond his income , his lady had objected to the ...
... afterwards I should have done better for myself . " I told him that at a gentleman's house where there was thought to be such extravagance or bad management that he was living much beyond his income , his lady had objected to the ...
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... afterwards , " Sir , they respected me for my literature ; and yet it was not great but by comparison . Sir , it is amazing how little literature there is in the world . " - ETAT . 68 . OLIVER EDWARDS . 15 it 14 1778 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... afterwards , " Sir , they respected me for my literature ; and yet it was not great but by comparison . Sir , it is amazing how little literature there is in the world . " - ETAT . 68 . OLIVER EDWARDS . 15 it 14 1778 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] , who was run- ning ou . his fortune in London ; and I said , “ We must get him out of it . All his friends must quarrel with him , and that will soon drive him ...
... afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] , who was run- ning ou . his fortune in London ; and I said , “ We must get him out of it . All his friends must quarrel with him , and that will soon drive him ...
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... ( afterwards Bishop of Dromore ) , " The conversation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique statue , where every vein and mus- VOL . IV . 2 cle is distinct and bold . Ordinary conversation resembles an.
... ( afterwards Bishop of Dromore ) , " The conversation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique statue , where every vein and mus- VOL . IV . 2 cle is distinct and bold . Ordinary conversation resembles an.
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... afterwards avail himself . " JOHNSON . " Very true , Sir . Therefore , the man who is asked by an author , what he thinks of his work , is put to the torture , and is not obliged to speak the truth ; so that what he says is not ...
... afterwards avail himself . " JOHNSON . " Very true , Sir . Therefore , the man who is asked by an author , what he thinks of his work , is put to the torture , and is not obliged to speak the truth ; so that what he says is not ...
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