The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they never could have lived ...
... sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they never could have lived ...
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... this anecdote from Dr. Adams , and Dr. Johnson con- firmed it . Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : " Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . " B. depressed by poverty , and irritated by disease . When.
... this anecdote from Dr. Adams , and Dr. Johnson con- firmed it . Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : " Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . " B. depressed by poverty , and irritated by disease . When.
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... sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . ' 99 This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of connubial felicity ; but there is no doubt ...
... sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . ' 99 This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of connubial felicity ; but there is no doubt ...
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... sure he told me , that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner . His first lodgings were at the house of ...
... sure he told me , that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner . His first lodgings were at the house of ...
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... Sure this is love , which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids , and wanton poets . " " " " Though no comets or prodigies foretold the ruin of Greece , signs which heaven must by another miracle enable us to understand , yet ...
... Sure this is love , which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids , and wanton poets . " " " " Though no comets or prodigies foretold the ruin of Greece , signs which heaven must by another miracle enable us to understand , yet ...
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