The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 111
... suppose himself to have the gout , as well as suppose him- self to be in love , of which we have innumerable instances , and which has been admirably ridiculed by Johnson in his " Life of Cowley " ? I have also some difficulty to ...
... suppose himself to have the gout , as well as suppose him- self to be in love , of which we have innumerable instances , and which has been admirably ridiculed by Johnson in his " Life of Cowley " ? I have also some difficulty to ...
Page 394
... suppose in his life , as a witness in a Court of Justice , being called to give evidence to the character of Mr. Baretti , who having stabbed a man in the street , was arraigned at the Old Bailey for murder . Never did such a ...
... suppose in his life , as a witness in a Court of Justice , being called to give evidence to the character of Mr. Baretti , who having stabbed a man in the street , was arraigned at the Old Bailey for murder . Never did such a ...
Page 436
... suppose your great work will soon be reprinted , I beg leave to trouble you with a remark on a passage of it , in which I am a little misrepresented . Be not alarmed ; the misrepresentation is not imputable to you . Not having the book ...
... suppose your great work will soon be reprinted , I beg leave to trouble you with a remark on a passage of it , in which I am a little misrepresented . Be not alarmed ; the misrepresentation is not imputable to you . Not having the book ...
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