The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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... character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgement of mankind , to be at all shaken by a sneering observation of Mr. Mason , in his Memoirs of Mr. William Whitehead , in which there is literally no Life , but a mere dry ...
... character , is , I trust , too well established in the judgement of mankind , to be at all shaken by a sneering observation of Mr. Mason , in his Memoirs of Mr. William Whitehead , in which there is literally no Life , but a mere dry ...
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... character as an exhibition of Johnson , Sir David Dalrymple , Lord Hailes , one of the Judges , maintained , with some warmth , that it was not intended as a portrait of Johnson , but of a late noble Lord , distinguished for abstruse ...
... character as an exhibition of Johnson , Sir David Dalrymple , Lord Hailes , one of the Judges , maintained , with some warmth , that it was not intended as a portrait of Johnson , but of a late noble Lord , distinguished for abstruse ...
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... character , that of Ranger . JOHNSON : " No , Sir ; Ranger is just a rake , a mere rake , and a lively young fellow , but no character . " The great Douglas Cause was at this time a very general subject of discussion . I found he had ...
... character , that of Ranger . JOHNSON : " No , Sir ; Ranger is just a rake , a mere rake , and a lively young fellow , but no character . " The great Douglas Cause was at this time a very general subject of discussion . I found he had ...
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