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 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... means pleasing to others , she must 2 have had a superiority of under- standing and talents , as she cer- tainly inspired him with a more than ordinary passion ; and she having signified her willingness to accept 1 Mrs. Johnson's maiden ...
... means pleasing to others , she must 2 have had a superiority of under- standing and talents , as she cer- tainly inspired him with a more than ordinary passion ; and she having signified her willingness to accept 1 Mrs. Johnson's maiden ...
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... means treated him with that complacency which is the most engaging quality in a wife . But all this is perfectly compatible with his fondness for her , especially when it is remembered that he had a high opinion of her understanding ...
... means treated him with that complacency which is the most engaging quality in a wife . But all this is perfectly compatible with his fondness for her , especially when it is remembered that he had a high opinion of her understanding ...
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... means niggardly , his attention to what was generally right was so minute , that having observed at one of the stages that I ostentatiously gave a shilling to the coachman , when the custom was for each passenger to give only sixpence ...
... means niggardly , his attention to what was generally right was so minute , that having observed at one of the stages that I ostentatiously gave a shilling to the coachman , when the custom was for each passenger to give only sixpence ...
Contents
List of Illustrations | xiv |
Mr Boswells Advertisements | xx |
17091731 | 33 |
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