The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Harper, 1859 |
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... talk of it when we meet . " I shall go next week to Streatham , from whence I purpose to send a parcel of the History ' every post . Concerning the character of Bruce , I can only say , that I do not see any great reason for writing it ...
... talk of it when we meet . " I shall go next week to Streatham , from whence I purpose to send a parcel of the History ' every post . Concerning the character of Bruce , I can only say , that I do not see any great reason for writing it ...
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... talk of them - As I enter- ed , my wife was in my mind 5 : she would have been pleased . Having now nobody to please ... talking of the progress of refinement of manners in England , " I much wonder whether this refinement has spread all ...
... talk of them - As I enter- ed , my wife was in my mind 5 : she would have been pleased . Having now nobody to please ... talking of the progress of refinement of manners in England , " I much wonder whether this refinement has spread all ...
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... Talk of painting - The church is not very large , but very elegant and splendid - I had at first great difficulty to walk , but motion grew continually easier - At night we came “ Thursday , 2d November . - We came to Noyon , an ...
... Talk of painting - The church is not very large , but very elegant and splendid - I had at first great difficulty to walk , but motion grew continually easier - At night we came “ Thursday , 2d November . - We came to Noyon , an ...
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... talk , talk about something : men and women are my subjects of inquiry ; let us see how these differ from those we have left behind . ' 6 " When we were at Rouen together , he took a great fancy to the Abbé Roffette , with whom he ...
... talk , talk about something : men and women are my subjects of inquiry ; let us see how these differ from those we have left behind . ' 6 " When we were at Rouen together , he took a great fancy to the Abbé Roffette , with whom he ...
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... talk of a parrot , indiscriminately using the same set of su- perlative phrases , " à la merveille ! " to eve- ry one alike . They really seemed to have no expressions for sincerity and truth . " JOHNSON . 66 They are much behind - hand ...
... talk of a parrot , indiscriminately using the same set of su- perlative phrases , " à la merveille ! " to eve- ry one alike . They really seemed to have no expressions for sincerity and truth . " JOHNSON . 66 They are much behind - hand ...
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