The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... seen more of France than I had . You might have liked my travels in France , and THE CLUB might have liked them ; but , upon the whole , there would have been more ridicule than good produced by them . " BOSWELL . " I cannot agree with ...
... seen more of France than I had . You might have liked my travels in France , and THE CLUB might have liked them ; but , upon the whole , there would have been more ridicule than good produced by them . " BOSWELL . " I cannot agree with ...
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... seen me since 1729. He knew me , and 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 ...
... seen me since 1729. He knew me , and 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 ...
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... seen . I once dined in company with him , and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard . How a man should say only Richard , it is not easy to im- agine . But it was thus : Dr. Douglas was talking of Dr. Zachary Grey ...
... seen . I once dined in company with him , and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard . How a man should say only Richard , it is not easy to im- agine . But it was thus : Dr. Douglas was talking of Dr. Zachary Grey ...
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... seen them , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " No , Madam ; I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . She showed it to me . " MISS REYNOLDS . " And how was , it Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why , very well for a young miss's verses ...
... seen them , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " No , Madam ; I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . She showed it to me . " MISS REYNOLDS . " And how was , it Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why , very well for a young miss's verses ...
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... seen . son . On Tuesday , May 12 , I waited on the Earl of Marchmont to know if his lordship would favour Dr. Johnson with information con- cerning Pope , whose Life he was about to write . Johnson had not flattered himself with the ...
... seen . son . On Tuesday , May 12 , I waited on the Earl of Marchmont to know if his lordship would favour Dr. Johnson with information con- cerning Pope , whose Life he was about to write . Johnson had not flattered himself with the ...
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