The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 276
... attention was paid to them than to him ; and once at the exhibition of the Fantoccini in London , when those who sat next him observed with what dexterity a puppet was made to toss a pike , he could not bear that it should have such ...
... attention was paid to them than to him ; and once at the exhibition of the Fantoccini in London , when those who sat next him observed with what dexterity a puppet was made to toss a pike , he could not bear that it should have such ...
Page 317
... attention . He , however , told me , that old Mr. Langton , though a man of considerable learning , had so little allowance to make for his occasional " laxity of talk , " that because in the course of discussion he sometimes mentioned ...
... attention . He , however , told me , that old Mr. Langton , though a man of considerable learning , had so little allowance to make for his occasional " laxity of talk , " that because in the course of discussion he sometimes mentioned ...
Page 427
... attention of the House , and could not fail to give him a proper weight there . " He is capable of the greatest application , and can undergo any degree of labour , where he sees it necessary , and where his heart and affections are ...
... attention of the House , and could not fail to give him a proper weight there . " He is capable of the greatest application , and can undergo any degree of labour , where he sees it necessary , and where his heart and affections are ...
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