The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 113
... desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for delay , that it might be better done , and let Dodsley have his desire . I said to my friend , 1 September 22 , 1777 , going from Ashbourne in ...
... desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for delay , that it might be better done , and let Dodsley have his desire . I said to my friend , 1 September 22 , 1777 , going from Ashbourne in ...
Page 352
... desire to learn , they will naturally have recourse to the nearest language by which that desire can be gratified ; and one will tell another that if he would attain knowledge , he must learn English . " This speculation may , perhaps ...
... desire to learn , they will naturally have recourse to the nearest language by which that desire can be gratified ; and one will tell another that if he would attain knowledge , he must learn English . " This speculation may , perhaps ...
Page 407
... desire . They , therefore , whom frequent failures have made desperate , cease to form resolutions ; and they who are become cunning , do not tell them . Those who do not make them are very few , but of their effect little is perceived ...
... desire . They , therefore , whom frequent failures have made desperate , cease to form resolutions ; and they who are become cunning , do not tell them . Those who do not make them are very few , but of their effect little is perceived ...
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