The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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Page 24
... known that he had made collections for the purpose of pub- lishing a quarto volume on " The Beggars Opera . " It was said , too , that his many visits to Newgate , attending on con- victs , & c . , were with a view to this pub- lication ...
... known that he had made collections for the purpose of pub- lishing a quarto volume on " The Beggars Opera . " It was said , too , that his many visits to Newgate , attending on con- victs , & c . , were with a view to this pub- lication ...
Page 28
... known . It dis- tinguishes him to whom it is granted , as a man who has attained such knowledge of his profession as qualifies him to instruct others . A Doctor of Laws is a man who can form lawyers by his precepts . A Doctor of ...
... known . It dis- tinguishes him to whom it is granted , as a man who has attained such knowledge of his profession as qualifies him to instruct others . A Doctor of Laws is a man who can form lawyers by his precepts . A Doctor of ...
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... known . It being asked whether it was reasonable for a man to be angry at another whom a woman had preferred to him ; -JOHNSON . " I do not see , Sir , that it is reasonable for a man to be angry at another , whom a woman has preferred ...
... known . It being asked whether it was reasonable for a man to be angry at another whom a woman had preferred to him ; -JOHNSON . " I do not see , Sir , that it is reasonable for a man to be angry at another , whom a woman has preferred ...
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... known , without laboured splendour of language , or affected subtilty of conjecture . The exactness of his dates raises my wonder . He seems to have the closeness of Henault without his constraint . " Mrs. Thrale was so entertained with ...
... known , without laboured splendour of language , or affected subtilty of conjecture . The exactness of his dates raises my wonder . He seems to have the closeness of Henault without his constraint . " Mrs. Thrale was so entertained with ...
Page 37
... known to many of my readers than to myself . We can 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 ...
... known to many of my readers than to myself . We can 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 ...
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