The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... asked me , why I did not give some account of my travels in France . The reason is plain ; intelligent readers had seen more of France than I had . You might have liked my travels in France , and THE CLUB might have liked them ; but ...
... asked me , why I did not give some account of my travels in France . The reason is plain ; intelligent readers had seen more of France than I had . You might have liked my travels in France , and THE CLUB might have liked them ; but ...
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... asked if I remem- bered one Edwards ; I did not at first recollect the name , but gradually , as we walked along , recovered it , and told him a conversation that had passed at an ale - house between us . My purpose is to continue our ...
... asked if I remem- bered one Edwards ; I did not at first recollect the name , but gradually , as we walked along , recovered it , and told him a conversation that had passed at an ale - house between us . My purpose is to continue our ...
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... asked him , why he had said so harsh a thing . JOHNSON . " Because , Sir , you made me angry about the Americans . " Bos- " But why did you not take your revenge directly ? " JOHN- SON ( Smiling ) . " Because , Sir , I had nothing ready ...
... asked him , why he had said so harsh a thing . JOHNSON . " Because , Sir , you made me angry about the Americans . " Bos- " But why did you not take your revenge directly ? " JOHN- SON ( Smiling ) . " Because , Sir , I had nothing ready ...
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James Boswell. asked you and your lady to live at my house . I was obliged to tell her , that you would be in as respectable a situation in my house as in hers . Sir , the insolence of wealth will creep out . " BOSWELL . " She has a ...
James Boswell. asked you and your lady to live at my house . I was obliged to tell her , that you would be in as respectable a situation in my house as in hers . Sir , the insolence of wealth will creep out . " BOSWELL . " She has a ...
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... 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 considered as his opinion ; yet he has said it , and cannot retract it ; and this author ...
... 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 considered as his opinion ; yet he has said it , and cannot retract it ; and this author ...
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