The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... less activity , less indiscretion , less curiosity , less enthusiasm , he might , perhaps , have been what the old lord would , no doubt , have thought more respectable ; and have been pictured on the walls of Auchinleck ( the very name ...
... less activity , less indiscretion , less curiosity , less enthusiasm , he might , perhaps , have been what the old lord would , no doubt , have thought more respectable ; and have been pictured on the walls of Auchinleck ( the very name ...
Page 107
... less , but that Paul Whitehead had a little before got ten guineas for a poem , and I would not take less than Paul Whitehead . " I may here observe , that Johnson appeared to me to undervalue Paul Whitehead upon every occasion when he ...
... less , but that Paul Whitehead had a little before got ten guineas for a poem , and I would not take less than Paul Whitehead . " I may here observe , that Johnson appeared to me to undervalue Paul Whitehead upon every occasion when he ...
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... less anxious in providing then . more . But if ever they stand still on my account , it must , doubtless , bạ charged to me ; and whatever else shall be reasonable , I shall not oppose ; but beg a suspense of judgment till morning ...
... less anxious in providing then . more . But if ever they stand still on my account , it must , doubtless , bạ charged to me ; and whatever else shall be reasonable , I shall not oppose ; but beg a suspense of judgment till morning ...
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