Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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Page 87
... suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson . The quantities which he drank of it at all hours were so great , that his nerves must have been uncom- monly strong , not to have been ...
... suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson . The quantities which he drank of it at all hours were so great , that his nerves must have been uncom- monly strong , not to have been ...
Page 255
... suppose because it is a kind of animal food . He entered upon the state of the nation , and thus discoursed : " Sir , the great misfortune now is , that government has too little power . All that it has to bestow must of necessity be ...
... suppose because it is a kind of animal food . He entered upon the state of the nation , and thus discoursed : " Sir , the great misfortune now is , that government has too little power . All that it has to bestow must of necessity be ...
Page 264
... suppose , all that is known without laboured splendour of language , or af- fected subtilty of conjecture The exactness of his dates raises my wonder . He seems to have the closeness of Henault without his constraint . Mrs. Thrale was ...
... suppose , all that is known without laboured splendour of language , or af- fected subtilty of conjecture The exactness of his dates raises my wonder . He seems to have the closeness of Henault without his constraint . Mrs. Thrale was ...
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