The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Harper, 1859 |
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... observation , which Johnson afterwards repeats , was unfounded in the sense in which he France was in appears to ... observed , that his intercourse and his consequent sources of infor- mation were not extensive . Mrs. Piozzi says to ...
... observation , which Johnson afterwards repeats , was unfounded in the sense in which he France was in appears to ... observed , that his intercourse and his consequent sources of infor- mation were not extensive . Mrs. Piozzi says to ...
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... observed , that the person who showed this menagerie was mistaken in supposing the fossane and the Bra- silian weasel to be the same , the fossane being a different animal , and a native of Madagascar . I find them , however , upon one ...
... observed , that the person who showed this menagerie was mistaken in supposing the fossane and the Bra- silian weasel to be the same , the fossane being a different animal , and a native of Madagascar . I find them , however , upon one ...
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... observed , " The great in France live very magnificently , but the rest very miser- ably . There is no happy middle state as in England1 . The shops of Paris are mean ; the meat in the market is such as would be sent to a gaol in ...
... observed , " The great in France live very magnificently , but the rest very miser- ably . There is no happy middle state as in England1 . The shops of Paris are mean ; the meat in the market is such as would be sent to a gaol in ...
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... observed how in- 2 [ " On telling Mr. Baretti of the proof that Johnson gave of the stupidity of the French in the management of their horse - races ; that all the jockeys wore the same colour coat , & c . , he said that was ' like ...
... observed how in- 2 [ " On telling Mr. Baretti of the proof that Johnson gave of the stupidity of the French in the management of their horse - races ; that all the jockeys wore the same colour coat , & c . , he said that was ' like ...
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... observed to speak French to a Frenchman of high rank , who spoke Eng- lish ; and being asked the reason , with some expression of surprise , he answered , " because I think my French is as good as his English . " Though Johnson under ...
... observed to speak French to a Frenchman of high rank , who spoke Eng- lish ; and being asked the reason , with some expression of surprise , he answered , " because I think my French is as good as his English . " Though Johnson under ...
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