The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 8Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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... called him , drank his bottle of ( 1 ) He however ought to have been ; for it is to be found it . Ruffhead's " Life of Pope , ” p . 535. , and is a playful answer t the prince's good - humoured question . — C. ( 2 ) James , Lord ...
... called him , drank his bottle of ( 1 ) He however ought to have been ; for it is to be found it . Ruffhead's " Life of Pope , ” p . 535. , and is a playful answer t the prince's good - humoured question . — C. ( 2 ) James , Lord ...
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... called and thought liberty . " [ A favourer of innovation ] lover of contradiction , " Warburton's [ censure ] objections . " His rage [ for liberty ] of patriotism . " Mr. Dyson with [ a zeal ] an ardour of friendship . ” In the Life ...
... called and thought liberty . " [ A favourer of innovation ] lover of contradiction , " Warburton's [ censure ] objections . " His rage [ for liberty ] of patriotism . " Mr. Dyson with [ a zeal ] an ardour of friendship . ” In the Life ...
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... called the Augustan age of England ; and that he showed a degree of eager curiosity concerning the common occurrences that were then passing , which appeared somewhat remarkable in a man of such intellectual stores , of such an advanced ...
... called the Augustan age of England ; and that he showed a degree of eager curiosity concerning the common occurrences that were then passing , which appeared somewhat remarkable in a man of such intellectual stores , of such an advanced ...
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... called for . It may be presumed that the owners of the former editions had bound their sets ; but it must also be observed , that the alterations were not considerable . — C. ( 1 ) The Rev. Joseph Spence , A. M. Rector of Great Har ...
... called for . It may be presumed that the owners of the former editions had bound their sets ; but it must also be observed , that the alterations were not considerable . — C. ( 1 ) The Rev. Joseph Spence , A. M. Rector of Great Har ...
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... called Athol porridge in the Highlands of Scot land , which is a mixture of whisky and honey . Johnson said , " that must be a better liquor than the Cornish , for both its component parts are bet- ter . " He also observed , " Mahogany ...
... called Athol porridge in the Highlands of Scot land , which is a mixture of whisky and honey . Johnson said , " that must be a better liquor than the Cornish , for both its component parts are bet- ter . " He also observed , " Mahogany ...
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