The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4Derby & Jackson, 1858 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... " Minutes of Agriculture . " The author lived to publish many more Important and less offensive works on this subject.- CHALMERS . with equal ignorance and conceit . Dr. Johnson permitted me ÆTAT . 09 . 21 DREAD OF DYING .
... " Minutes of Agriculture . " The author lived to publish many more Important and less offensive works on this subject.- CHALMERS . with equal ignorance and conceit . Dr. Johnson permitted me ÆTAT . 09 . 21 DREAD OF DYING .
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... less faithful in retaining names , and , I am afraid , in retaining occurrences . Of this vacillation and vagrancy of mind , I impute a great part to a fortuitous and unsettled life , and therefore purpose to spend my time with more ...
... less faithful in retaining names , and , I am afraid , in retaining occurrences . Of this vacillation and vagrancy of mind , I impute a great part to a fortuitous and unsettled life , and therefore purpose to spend my time with more ...
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... less fre- quent . " " " She We talked of a lady's verses on Ireland . MISS REYNOLDS . " Have you seen them , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " No , Madam ; I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . showed it me . " MISS ...
... less fre- quent . " " " She We talked of a lady's verses on Ireland . MISS REYNOLDS . " Have you seen them , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " No , Madam ; I have seen a translation from Horace , by one of her daughters . showed it me . " MISS ...
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... less pleasing to others . Wine gives a man nothing . It neither gives him knowledge nor wit ; it only animates a man , and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed . It only puts in motion what has been locked ...
... less pleasing to others . Wine gives a man nothing . It neither gives him knowledge nor wit ; it only animates a man , and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed . It only puts in motion what has been locked ...
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... less hurt to be sober , than it would do me to get drunk . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir ; and from what I have heard of him , one would not wish to sacrifice himself to such a man . If he must always have somebody to drink with him , he ...
... less hurt to be sober , than it would do me to get drunk . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir ; and from what I have heard of him , one would not wish to sacrifice himself to such a man . If he must always have somebody to drink with him , he ...
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