The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... asked by my mother , ' Whom he would invite to the Riding ? ' and answered , ' All the town now . ' He feasted the citizens with uncommon magnificence , and was the last but one that maintained the splendour of the Riding . " An Account ...
... asked by my mother , ' Whom he would invite to the Riding ? ' and answered , ' All the town now . ' He feasted the citizens with uncommon magnificence , and was the last but one that maintained the splendour of the Riding . " An Account ...
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... asked his old schoolfellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , " she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . Her piety was not inferior to her understanding ...
... asked his old schoolfellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , " she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . Her piety was not inferior to her understanding ...
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... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
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... asked if he could remember Queen Anne , — " He had , " he said , " a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " This touch , how- ever , was without any effect . I ventured to ...
... asked if he could remember Queen Anne , — " He had , " he said , " a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " This touch , how- ever , was without any effect . I ventured to ...
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... asked . Now , Sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention , that though he might err in being too severe , the ...
... asked . Now , Sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention , that though he might err in being too severe , the ...
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