The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... means , he must carry a large stock with him to trade with . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir . " It was a delightful day : as we walked to St. Clement's church , I again remarked that Fleet Street was the most cheerful scene in the world ...
... means , he must carry a large stock with him to trade with . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir . " It was a delightful day : as we walked to St. Clement's church , I again remarked that Fleet Street was the most cheerful scene in the world ...
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... means that willingness which he praised so much , and I think so justly for who has not felt the painful effect of the dreary void , when there is a total silence in a company , for any length of time ; or , which is as bad , or perhaps ...
... means that willingness which he praised so much , and I think so justly for who has not felt the painful effect of the dreary void , when there is a total silence in a company , for any length of time ; or , which is as bad , or perhaps ...
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... mean to express that he \ thought it a disproportionate prosperity ; but while he , as a philosopher , asserted an exemption from envy , non equidem invideo , he went on in the words of the poet , miror magis ; thereby signifying ...
... mean to express that he \ thought it a disproportionate prosperity ; but while he , as a philosopher , asserted an exemption from envy , non equidem invideo , he went on in the words of the poet , miror magis ; thereby signifying ...
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... mean by the question ? ' Why , " replied Garrick , with an affected indif- ference , yet as if standing on tip - toe , " Lord Camden has this moment left me . We have had a long walk together . " JOHNSON . ' Well , Sir , Garrick talked ...
... mean by the question ? ' Why , " replied Garrick , with an affected indif- ference , yet as if standing on tip - toe , " Lord Camden has this moment left me . We have had a long walk together . " JOHNSON . ' Well , Sir , Garrick talked ...
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... means , that if it had not been in performance of a promise , he would not have done any worldly business on Easter Eve . What the dedication was does not appear . - C . ZTAT . 69 . EASTER DAY . 25 But of 24 1778 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... means , that if it had not been in performance of a promise , he would not have done any worldly business on Easter Eve . What the dedication was does not appear . - C . ZTAT . 69 . EASTER DAY . 25 But of 24 1778 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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