The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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... mentioned in a manner that seems to indicate some connexion between them , were Henry , and his sister Sally , Fielding , as she was then popularly called . Fielding had previously been a periodical essayist , and certainly was well ...
... mentioned in a manner that seems to indicate some connexion between them , were Henry , and his sister Sally , Fielding , as she was then popularly called . Fielding had previously been a periodical essayist , and certainly was well ...
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... mentioned to me now , for the first time , that he had been distrest by melancholy , and for that reason had been obliged to fly from study and meditation , to the dissipating variety of life . Against melancholy he recommended constant ...
... mentioned to me now , for the first time , that he had been distrest by melancholy , and for that reason had been obliged to fly from study and meditation , to the dissipating variety of life . Against melancholy he recommended constant ...
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... mentioned , Johnson said , " Why , Sir , he is a man of good parts , but being originally poor , he has got a love of mean company and low jocularity ; a very bad thing , Sir . To laugh is good , and to talk is good . But you ought no ...
... mentioned , Johnson said , " Why , Sir , he is a man of good parts , but being originally poor , he has got a love of mean company and low jocularity ; a very bad thing , Sir . To laugh is good , and to talk is good . But you ought no ...
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