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 41
... looked into the books in the lady's closet , and , in contempt , shewed them to Mr. T. - Prince Titi ; Bibl . des Fées , and other books . She was offended , and shut up , as we heard afterwards , her apartment . " Then we went to ...
... looked into the books in the lady's closet , and , in contempt , shewed them to Mr. T. - Prince Titi ; Bibl . des Fées , and other books . She was offended , and shut up , as we heard afterwards , her apartment . " Then we went to ...
Page 47
... looked in vain into De Bure , Meerman , Mattaire , and other typographical books , for the two editions of the " Catholicon , " which Dr. Johnson mentions here , with names which I cannot make out . I read " one by Latinius , one by ...
... looked in vain into De Bure , Meerman , Mattaire , and other typographical books , for the two editions of the " Catholicon , " which Dr. Johnson mentions here , with names which I cannot make out . I read " one by Latinius , one by ...
Page 55
... looked very often into Henault ; but Lord Hailes , in my opinion , leaves him far , and far , behind . Why I did not dispatch so short a perusal sooner , when I look back , I am utterly unable to discover : but human moments are stolen ...
... looked very often into Henault ; but Lord Hailes , in my opinion , leaves him far , and far , behind . Why I did not dispatch so short a perusal sooner , when I look back , I am utterly unable to discover : but human moments are stolen ...
Page 69
... looked to each other while he talked , and our looks expressed our congenial admiration and affection for him . I shall ever recollect this scene with great pleasure . I exclaimed to her , " I am now , intellectually , Hermip- pus ...
... looked to each other while he talked , and our looks expressed our congenial admiration and affection for him . I shall ever recollect this scene with great pleasure . I exclaimed to her , " I am now , intellectually , Hermip- pus ...
Page 82
... looked at the magnificent bridge built by John Duke of Marlborough , over a small rivulet , and recollected the Epigram made upon it- " The lofty arch his high ambition shows , The stream , an emblem of his bounty flows . " and saw that ...
... looked at the magnificent bridge built by John Duke of Marlborough , over a small rivulet , and recollected the Epigram made upon it- " The lofty arch his high ambition shows , The stream , an emblem of his bounty flows . " and saw that ...
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