The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 4C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 - Authors, English |
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... suppose , sir , there is no more in it than this ; he wakes at four , and cannot sleep till he chills himself , and makes the warmth of the bed a grateful sensation . " I talked of the difficulty of rising in the morning . Dr. Johnson ...
... suppose , sir , there is no more in it than this ; he wakes at four , and cannot sleep till he chills himself , and makes the warmth of the bed a grateful sensation . " I talked of the difficulty of rising in the morning . Dr. Johnson ...
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... suppose in all our army in America there was not one man who went mad . " We entered seriously upon a question of much im- portance to me , which Johnson was pleased to consider with friendly attention . I had long complained to him ...
... suppose in all our army in America there was not one man who went mad . " We entered seriously upon a question of much im- portance to me , which Johnson was pleased to consider with friendly attention . I had long complained to him ...
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... suppose it is well described in some of the Tours . Johnson described it distinctly and vividly , at which I could not but express to him my wonder ; be- cause though my eyes , as he observed , were better than his , I could not by any ...
... suppose it is well described in some of the Tours . Johnson described it distinctly and vividly , at which I could not but express to him my wonder ; be- cause though my eyes , as he observed , were better than his , I could not by any ...
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... in 1758 ; who , treating of pleasure in excess , says , " Till languor , suffering on the rack of bliss , Confess that man was never made for this . " " sir , it may sometimes be so as you suppose Etat . 68. ] 35 DR . JOHNSON .
... in 1758 ; who , treating of pleasure in excess , says , " Till languor , suffering on the rack of bliss , Confess that man was never made for this . " " sir , it may sometimes be so as you suppose Etat . 68. ] 35 DR . JOHNSON .
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... suppose ; but my conclusion is in general but too true . " While Johnson and I stood in calm conference by ourselves in Dr. Taylor's garden , at a pretty late hour in a serene autumn night , looking up to the heavens , I directed the ...
... suppose ; but my conclusion is in general but too true . " While Johnson and I stood in calm conference by ourselves in Dr. Taylor's garden , at a pretty late hour in a serene autumn night , looking up to the heavens , I directed the ...
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